travagghiu

Sicilian

/ʈɽɐ̠ˈvaɡ̟.ɡ̟ʲu̞/

noun
Definitions
  • job, duty; work, activity, labor, operation; workplace
  • tiresome toil, grueling effort, exhausting exertion; travail

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *trapaliare, *tripaliāre, trepālium, tripālis (that which has three stakes, having three stakes, held up by three stakes, held up by three stakes pales), trabaculare, trabēcula (a small supporting beam) borrowed from Old French travaillier borrowed from Norman travailli (work).

Origin

Norman

travailli

Gloss

work

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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