jaki
Icelandic
/ˈjaːcɪ/
noun
Definitions
- a floating piece of ice; floe, iceberg
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse jaki (piece of ice etc, broken ice, a piece of ice, piece of ice) derived from Proto-Germanic *jekô (glacier, ice) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yeg- (ice, icicle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁yeg-
Gloss
ice, icicle
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
氷