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Welsh (Colloquial)

/kaɨ̯/, /kai̯/, /kaɨ̯/, /kai̯/, /kɔi̯/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to close, shut
  • (transitive) to fasten
  • (intransitive) to heal, to close

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *kageti derived from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (grasp, enclose, catch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kagʰ-

Gloss

grasp, enclose, catch

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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