κέλης

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • racehorse, courser, racer
  • fast-sailing yacht with one bank of oars
  • (figuratively) pudenda muliebria

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (goblet, strike, tip, incline, drive, cut, tilt, hit, road, path track, beat, dark spot, fast, way, bend, swift, slash, force to move quickly, tend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kel-

Gloss

goblet, strike, tip, incline, drive, cut, tilt, hit, road, path track, beat, dark spot, fast, way, bend, swift, slash, force to move quickly, tend

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

斬

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