γένυς
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- jaw
- mouth
- edge of an axe
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (cheek).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵénu-
Gloss
cheek
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頬
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blackchin English
- bobchin English
- chin English
- chinfest English
- chinful English
- chinguard English
- chinless English
- chinlike English
- chinlock English
- chinny English
- chinrest English
- chinstrap English
- cleft chin English
- gena English
- gena Latin
- gena Italian
- *ǵénu- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénus Proto-Indo-European
- *kinnuz Proto-Germanic
- cinn Old English
- ċinn Old English
- हनु Sanskrit
- chyn Middle English
- schyn Middle English
- shyne Middle English
- չանա Armenian
- geană Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- چانه Persian
- gen Welsh
- sgen Welsh
- ծնօտ Old Armenian
- *kinnu gmw-pro
- dzeanã Aromanian
- žandas Lithuanian
- *źʰánuṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *jánukah Proto-Iranian
- śanwem Tocharian A