bleuñv

Breton

/blœ̃w/

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) flowers
  • (botany) flowering
  • (figuratively) apogee
  • (medicine) menstruation

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Breton bleuzff inherited from Old Breton bloduu inherited from Proto-Celtic *blātus (flower) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰleh₃-

Gloss

flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

花

Emoji
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