fly

Norwegian Nynorsk

/flyː/

pronu-note
Definitions
  • plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plewk-

Gloss

fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

髪

Emoji
✈️ 🐉 🐦️ 🐲 💸 🕊️ 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬 🦅 🦆 🪁 👨‍✈️ 👩‍✈️ 🚁

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