cluas

Irish (Donegal)

/klˠuəsˠ/, /kluəʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • ear
  • ear-shaped object; lug, handle; cleat; tab
  • corner, margin

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish clúas inherited from Proto-Celtic *kloustā (hearing, ear) root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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