lai

French

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) lai (a mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lai inherited from Old French lai (song, lyric, poem) derived from Frankish *laih, *laik (song, play, melody) derived from Proto-Germanic *laikaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leyg-

Gloss

shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
🤝

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