proper

English

/ˈpɹɔp.ə/, /ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

adj
Definitions
  • (heading) Suitable.
  • (heading) Possessed, related.
  • (heading) Accurate, strictly applied.

Etymology

Borrowed from proper borrowed from Old French propre derived from Latin proprius (own, one's own) root from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preyH-

Gloss

be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

好

Emoji
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