ligh
Irish (Donegal)
/lʲɪɟ/, /l̠ʲiː/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) lick
- (transitive) fawn on
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish ligid derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (lick).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leyǵʰ-
Gloss
lick
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
👅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belick English
- bootlick English
- cowlick English
- deerlick English
- facelick English
- interlick English
- lick English
- lick clean English
- lick-box English
- lick-platter English
- lick-spigot English
- lick-trencher English
- lick-twat English
- lick-wimble English
- lickability English
- lickable English
- lickdish English
- licker English
- lickery English
- lickest English
- licketh English
- lickpenny English
- lickport English
- lickpot English
- licksome English
- licky English
- midlick English
- outlick English
- overlick English
- cunnilingus Latin
- linctus Latin
- lingere Latin
- lingo Latin
- вылизать Russian
- лиза́ть Russian
- лизоблюд Russian
- облизать Russian
- слизать Russian
- λείχω Ancient Greek
- λειχήν Ancient Greek
- *leyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *laigōną Proto-Germanic
- *likkōną Proto-Germanic
- *slikkōną Proto-Germanic
- लिहति Sanskrit
- likken Middle English
- sleikja Old Norse
- *līzàti Proto-Slavic
- llyfu Welsh
- ligid Old Irish
- ligh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *ligeti Proto-Celtic
- *lēgā Proto-Celtic
- laižyti Lithuanian