Japanese

kanji
Definitions
  • thunder, lightning bolt

Etymology

Com from Japanese 神 (god, spirit, deity, honorific prefix used in spiritual contexts, God, Shinto god, study) + Japanese 鳴り (m)+ Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 鳴る (ringVerb, cry out, call).

Origin

Japanese

鳴る

Gloss

ringVerb, cry out, call

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙

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