mían

Old Irish

/mʲiːa̯n/

noun
Definitions
  • desire, inclination; object of desire

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mey-n-eh₂-, *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-

Gloss

small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

小

Emoji
🌤️ 🐁 🐤 🤪 🦎 🦐

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