garaj

Malay

noun
Definitions
  • garage, a building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

Etymology

Borrowed from English garage derived from French garage (protection, keeping under cover, shelter, garage), garer (guard, keep under cover, dock, keep, shunt) derived from Middle French garer derived from Old French garir derived from Frankish *warjan (vouch for, fend for, protect, designate something as true, defend, authorise, warrant) derived from Old French varer (fight, protect, defend oneself) derived from Old Norse varask (defend oneself) derived from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (defend, ward off, protect, thwart, guard, defend against) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wer-

Gloss

heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

弦

Emoji
🤭 📔

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