honte

French

/hɔ̃t/

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Definitions
  • shame feeling

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French honte inherited from Old French hunte (dishonour) derived from Frankish *haunitha, *hauniþu (scorn, ridicule, disdain) derived from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō (humiliation) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (humiliate, degrade, owl, be evil, make evil).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kaw-

Gloss

humiliate, degrade, owl, be evil, make evil

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

梟

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