asuka

Kaingang

/açuka/

noun
Definitions
  • sugar

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese açúcar derived from Arabic اَلسُّكَّر, سكر derived from Persian شکر (sugar) derived from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 derived from Sanskrit शर्करा (ground candied sugar, gravel, originally meaning grit, originally grit, grit, ground candied sugar originally grit, ground sugar) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱorkeh₂

Gloss

gravel, boulder

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

岩, 巌

Emoji

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