glacier

English

/ˈɡlæs.jə/, /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/, /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

Etymology

Borrowed from French glacier (glacier) derived from Franco-Provençal glacier derived from Latin *glacia, glacies (ice) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen), *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

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Kanji

冷, 寒

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