kost
Latvian
verb
Definitions
- to bite, to take a bite to use one's teeth to press, to cut off a piece of something
- to bite in to press, to sink one's teeth into something
- to bite, to chew to reduce (usually food) to pieces with one's teeth
- (colloquial) to eat a little, to have a bite
- to bite to be able to bite, to sink one's teeth into something in order to hurt or kill, (of insects) to sting
- (figuratively) to cause sudden sharp pain
- (figuratively) to cause sudden discomfort
- (of cold or hot weather) to bite to freeze or heat so much that they no longer grow
- (of time, rust) to damage or destroy slowly
- to bite to cause a sore, burning sensation
- (of bright lights, colors) to bite to cause a feeling of pain in the eyes
- (of tools, blades) to be sharp when in use, to cut well
- to bite to press one's teeth, usually expressing tension
- to bite to make something, usually a gap, hole, etc., with one's teeth
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ken-
Gloss
ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
始
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cinerem Latin
- cinerem, cinis Latin
- cinis Latin
- cinus Latin
- recens Latin
- кус Russian
- кусок Russian
- κνώδων Ancient Greek
- *k(ʷ)end- Proto-Indo-European
- *ken- Proto-Indo-European
- *knewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *knog-, *kneg- Proto-Indo-European
- Kąsiel Polish
- kąsanie Polish
- kąsać Polish
- खादति Sanskrit
- Céadaoin Irish
- aonchineálach Irish
- aonchineálacht Irish
- croschineálach Irish
- díchineálacht Irish
- ilchineálach Irish
- *konъ Proto-Slavic
- *konьcь Proto-Slavic
- *kǫsati Proto-Slavic
- *kǫsъ Proto-Slavic
- *načędlo Proto-Slavic
- *načęti Proto-Slavic
- *začęti Proto-Slavic
- *čędo Proto-Slavic
- *ščenę Proto-Slavic
- kus Czech
- kus Serbo-Croatian
- кус Serbo-Croatian
- bachgen Welsh
- košana Latvian
- pakost Latvian
- къ́сам Bulgarian
- къс Bulgarian
- прекъсвам Bulgarian
- прекъсна Bulgarian
- *kanta Proto-Celtic
- *kenetlom Proto-Celtic
- *kentus Proto-Celtic
- khādati Pali
- *kanyáH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kaníHnas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- kus Slovak
- *kʰā́dati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- খাওয়া Bengali
- 𑀔𑀸𑀅𑀇 Maharastri Prakrit
- *kēnja Proto-Albanian
- *kanyáH Proto-Iranian
- کھانا Panjabi, Punjabi
- ਖਾਣਾ Panjabi, Punjabi
- खाव्चे Konkani
- xal Romani
- खानु Nepali
- खाईल Bhojpuri
- ଖାଇବା Oriya
- කනවා Sinhala, Sinhalese
- kha Kamta
- کیجا Mazanderani
- खाणु Garhwali
- खाबा Rajbanshi