river

English

/ˈɹɪvə/, /ˈɹɪvɚ/, /ˈɹaɪvə/, /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  • Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  • (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.
  • (typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ryver derived from rivere derived from Old French riviere (idem) derived from Latin *rīpāria, rīpārius (of a riverbank, riparian, relating to a riverbank), rīpa (river bank, bank) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (tear, scratch, cut, rip, peel off, strip, strap, break).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁reyp-

Gloss

tear, scratch, cut, rip, peel off, strip, strap, break

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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