gold

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • gold; a heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au
  • a coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so
  • a bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold
  • a gold medal
  • (fantasy) miscellaneous unit of currency in fantasy genre

Etymology

Borrowed from English gold (pyrolyse food to a golden brown) derived from Middle English gold derived from Old English gold (gold) derived from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (gold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (gold), *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃-

Gloss

shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

黄

Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️

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