agulha
Portuguese
[ɐˈɡuʎɐ], [aˈɡuʎa], [aˈɡuja]
noun
Definitions
- needle implement for sewing
- needle thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph
- (botany) pine needle
- (architecture) spire tapering structure built on a roof or tower
- (rail transport) switch; point movable section of railroad track
- (figurative) piquancy
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese agulla derived from Latin *acūcla, acus (needle, pin, sharp, a needle non-gloss definition, husk) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eḱ-
Gloss
sharp, pointed, edgy
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetic English
- acicular English
- acid English
- acne English
- acnode English
- acrimonious English
- acrimony English
- acrobat English
- acrylic English
- acupuncture English
- aiguille English
- exacerbate English
- oxide English
- *acūcla Latin
- acer Latin
- acerbātus Latin
- acervus Latin
- acetum Latin
- acia Latin
- acicula Latin
- acies Latin
- aciēs Latin
- acuarius Latin
- aculeus Latin
- acumen Latin
- acuo Latin
- acus Latin
- acuō Latin
- acūmen Latin
- acūta Latin
- acūtus Latin
- exacum Latin
- mediocris Latin
- mediocritās Latin
- occa Latin
- ācris Latin
- acciaiare Italian
- acciaiatura Italian
- acciaiolo Italian
- ago Italian
- agucchia Italian
- cacume Italian
- cacuminale Italian
- acerbité French
- aiglet French
- aiguille French
- aiguiller French
- aiguillette French
- aiguillot French
- aguja Spanish, Castilian
- agujero Spanish, Castilian
- agujeta Spanish, Castilian
- agujón Spanish, Castilian
- guardagujas Spanish, Castilian
- παρακονάω Ancient Greek
- παροξυσμός Ancient Greek
- ἀκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκίς Ancient Greek
- ἀκακία Ancient Greek
- ἀκαχμένος Ancient Greek
- ἀκμή Ancient Greek
- ἀκτή Ancient Greek
- ἀκωκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκόνη Ancient Greek
- ἄκαινα Ancient Greek
- ἄκρον Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ἄστυ Ancient Greek
- ὀξυόεις Ancient Greek
- ὀξύμωρος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- *aḱanā Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂egʷs-ih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l-, *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱmoros Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱst- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱstis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱus Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂oḱetis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱmō Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru, *aḱr(u) Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂óḱris Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- *agjō Proto-Germanic
- *ahaz Proto-Germanic
- *ahsą Proto-Germanic
- *akwisī Proto-Germanic
- *burzô Proto-Germanic
- acula Old Norse
- ateggjan Old Norse
- eggjan Old Norse
- áeggjan Old Norse
- ǫgr Old Norse
- *ostrъ Proto-Slavic
- *osьla̋ Proto-Slavic
- aguille Old French
- aguillete Old French
- agulla Galician
- ac Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ašs Latvian
- aidgulle Norman
- aigùule Norman
- edjulle Norman
- aguha Tagalog
- aiguillette Middle French
- agulla Old Portuguese
- ac Aromanian
- aghborre Old Swedish
- *akus Proto-Italic
- *akēō Proto-Italic
- aguoglia Romansh
- guglia Romansh
- guila Romansh
- guoglia Romansh
- vila Romansh
- aguya Asturian
- agulha Old Occitan
- augghia Sicilian
- *(a)tsāna Proto-Albanian
- *akˢka Proto-Albanian
- *atˢa Proto-Albanian
- *aϑ- Proto-Albanian
- *akstis Proto-Balto-Slavic
- juac Dalmatian
- akwam Tocharian B
- akwatse Tocharian B
- āk Tocharian B
- āka Tocharian B
- āśce Tocharian B
- aco Neapolitan
- ago Istriot
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian
- a̱co̱xaj Mecayapan Nahuatl
- agåccia Emilian
- gùccia Emilian
- gùcia Emilian
- *aśras bat-pro
- acoxa Northern Puebla Nahuatl
- acuša Copainalá Zoque