clú

Irish (Donegal)

/klˠuː/

noun
Definitions
  • honour favourable reputation
  • praise commendation
  • fame state of being famous, renown

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish clú (fame) inherited from Proto-Celtic *klowos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame, hear), *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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