peall

Irish (Donegal)

/pʲaul̪ˠ/, /pʲɑːl̪ˠ/, /pʲal̪ˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • pelt, skin, hide
  • rug, blanket; pallet
  • piece of coarse cloth

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish pell (generally one for sleeping on, an animal's skin fur, hence a rug blanket) derived from Latin pellis (skin, pelt, hide, animal skin, covering) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pel-

Gloss

dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

Emoji

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