zero

English

/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/, /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/

numeral
Definitions
  • The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

Etymology

Borrowed from French zéro derived from Italian zero derived from Latin zephirum derived from Arabic صِفْر (nothing, zero, cipher, empty, void) derived from Sanskrit शून्य (zero, empty, barren, nothing, nothingness, void).

Origin

Sanskrit

शून्य

Gloss

zero, empty, barren, nothing, nothingness, void

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Number

Kanji

零

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