ea

English

/ˈiː/

noun
Definitions
  • (dialectal) A river or watercourse.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ea inherited from Old English ēa (river, stream, running water, water, flowing water) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (river, waters, water, stream) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (water, flowing water).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ekʷeh₂

Gloss

water, flowing water

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
⚓️ ⛵️ 🌊 🏄️ 🏊️ 🏖️ 🏝️ 🐃 🐋 🐙 🐚 🐟️ 🐠 🐡 🐢 🐬 🐳 🔫 🚢 🚣 🚤 🚿 🛁 🛥️ 🛳️ 🤽 🦀 🦆 🦈 🦐 🦑

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