liver

English

/ˈlɪvə/, /ˈlɪvɚ/, /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)/, /ˈlaɪvə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical chemical reactions.
  • (countable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
  • A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English liver inherited from Old English lifer (clotted water, probably used of thick, liver) inherited from Proto-Germanic *librō (liver) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (stick, leave, cling, linger, smudge, smear, remain, glue, continue, fat, sticky substance, oil, adhere, paste, adhesive, fat substance, fatty substance), *ley- (glide, flow, be slimy, be sticky, pour, elude, shrink from, avoid, mud, be slippery, slide, slime, slip, streak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ley-

Gloss

glide, flow, be slimy, be sticky, pour, elude, shrink from, avoid, mud, be slippery, slide, slime, slip, streak

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泥

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