tabes

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • the act of waste wasting away (due to a disease or by other means)
  • decay, putrefaction
  • foulness, stench
  • (figurative) moral corruption
  • fluid from a wound
  • a fluid that results from melting or dissolving

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (melt, flow, stream, mold, dwindle, knead).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teh₂-

Gloss

melt, flow, stream, mold, dwindle, knead

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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