obscenus

Latin

adj
Definitions
  • inauspicious, ominous, portentous
  • repulsive, offensive, abominable, hateful, disgusting, filthy
  • immodest, impure, indecent, lewd, obscene

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷeyn- (mud, soil, filth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱʷeyn-

Gloss

mud, soil, filth

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

泥

Emoji

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