seme
English
/ˈsiːm/
noun
Definitions
- (linguistics) Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation or sign.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sign, mark, token).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σῆμα
Gloss
sign, mark, token
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- polyseme English
- polysemic English
- polysemy English
- semasphere English
- sematology English
- semic English
- tetrasemic English
- arum Latin
- sémaphore French
- σῆμα Ancient Greek
- ᾰ̓πό Ancient Greek
- *dʰyeh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰyéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- σήμα Greek (modern)
- סִימָן Hebrew (modern)
- סימן Hebrew (modern)