linha

Portuguese

/ˈli.ɲɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • line; string; thread
  • line (path through two or more points)
  • line (threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body)
  • line (circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map)
  • line (straight sequence of people or objects)
  • line (row of text)
  • line or series of products
  • line (telephone connection)
  • fishing line
  • railroad track
  • mass transportation itinerary

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese linna inherited from Latin līnea (line, thread, linen thread) derived from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*līno-

Gloss

flax

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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