Friday

English

/ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the 8601|ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Friday inherited from Old English frīġedæġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *Frijjōz dagaz (day of Frigg, Day of Frigg) derived from Latin diēs Veneris root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (burn, be illuminated, hot, warm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰegʷʰ-

Gloss

burn, be illuminated, hot, warm

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
🔥

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