carmen

Latin

noun

Definitions

(usually) song, tune
poem, poetry strictly any poem or poetry that can be sung, verse esp. lyric or epic verse
incantation, charm, spell
play, playing of music
prayer refers to prayers being composed in verse
formula refers to the formula of verse found in ancient prayers or magical spells
card for flax or wool
prosaic oracle infrequent but used to refer to the poetic form in which prophecies were spoken
ritual involving verse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kanmen inherited from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂nmn̥, *ḱens- (announce, solemn style, proclaim, speak in a florid, witness, attest, put in order, say, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱens-

Gloss

announce, solemn style, proclaim, speak in a florid, witness, attest, put in order, say, instruct

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

宣

Emoji

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