flèche

French

noun
Definitions
  • (archery) arrow (projectile or symbol)
  • spire
  • jib
  • pointer, needle
  • (fencing) fleche
  • (informal) bright spark, quick study

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fleche derived from Frankish *fliukkiju, *fliukkija (arrow).

Origin

Frankish

*fliukkiju, *fliukkija

Gloss

arrow

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

矢

Emoji
🏹 💘 📩 📲 🧝

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