dusk

English

/dʌsk/

noun
Definitions
  • A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight.
  • A darkish colour.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dosk inherited from Old English dox (swarthy, dark) inherited from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (dark, smoky) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂s-, *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage), *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewh₂-

Gloss

smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌋 🚬

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