слыть

Russian

verb
Definitions
  • to pass (for), to have the reputation (for), to be said / reputed

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slyti derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen), *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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