são

Portuguese

/ˈsɐ̃w̃/

adj
Definitions
  • sound, healthy enjoying health and vigour of body, mind, or spirit
  • sane mentally sound, possessing a rational mind
  • logically sound

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese são inherited from Latin sānus (healthy, sane) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (vigorous, healthy, whole, active).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swā-n-

Gloss

vigorous, healthy, whole, active

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

健, 康

Emoji

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