borsa

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • bag, handbag, purse, briefcase
  • scholarship, bursary
  • stock market
  • (by extension) market, exchange
  • (anatomy) bursa
  • (zoology) pouch
  • (ecclesiastical) burse
  • sporran bag attached on kilt front side

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bursa (purse) derived from Ancient Greek βύρσα (hide, wine-skin, leather, skin stripped off a hide, skin stripped off, wineskin, bag).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βύρσα

Gloss

hide, wine-skin, leather, skin stripped off a hide, skin stripped off, wineskin, bag

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

革

Emoji
🥷

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