ḥḏw
Egyptian
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) any Allium species; garlic or onions (as a cultivated plant, as a side dish to bread and meat, as an apotropaic against snakes and evil spirits, or used medicinally)
Etymology
Affix from Egyptian ḥḏ (be white, white, silver, bright).
Origin
Egyptian
ḥḏ
Gloss
be white, white, silver, bright
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白