zax
English
/zæks/
noun
Definitions
- A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sax (knife) inherited from Old English seax (an instrument for cutting, dirk, a knife, a short sword, dagger, hip-knife, knife) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (knife, stone chip, rock, sword, dagger).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sahsą
Gloss
knife, stone chip, rock, sword, dagger
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
岩, 巌