hablar

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
  • (transitive) to speak (a language)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fablar inherited from Latin fāb(u)lāre, fābulāre, fābulari derived from Proto-Italic *fāōr derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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