Irish (Donegal)

/kuː/

noun
Definitions
  • hound, greyhound
  • (figuratively) hero, champion

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish cú (hound, dog) inherited from Proto-Celtic *kū (hound, dog) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog, hound).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱwṓ

Gloss

dog, hound

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

犬, 狗

Emoji
🐕‍🦺 🐩 🐶 🐺

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