klyka

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • crotch; the area where something branches; in particular a branch from a tree trunk
  • the switchhook on which a telephone handset rests while not in use (at least on older telephones)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *klukjaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (ball up, lump, mass, conglomerate, ball, clump, bale, amass, gather into a mass).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*glew-

Gloss

ball up, lump, mass, conglomerate, ball, clump, bale, amass, gather into a mass

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Person/Thing

Kanji

玉

Emoji
⚽️ ⚾️ ⛳️ ⛹️ ⛹️‍♀️ ⛹️‍♂️ 🍙 🎊 🎱 🎳 🎾 🏀 🏈 🏉 🏌️ 🏏 🏐 🏑 🏓 🔮 🤾 🥍 🥎 🧶

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