öga

Swedish

/ˈøːˌɡa/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) eye
  • eye (a hole at the blunt end of a needle)
  • eye (the center of a hurricane)
  • eye (a reproductive bud in a potato)
  • eye (the capability of perception)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ø̄gha, øgha inherited from Old Norse auga (eye) inherited from Proto-Germanic *augô (eye) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (see, eye).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃ekʷ-

Gloss

see, eye

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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