ball

Irish (Donegal)

/bˠəul̪ˠ/, /bˠɑːl̪ˠ/, /bˠal̪ˠ/, /bˠal̪ˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) organ
  • component part
  • member
  • article
  • spot, place
  • spot, mark
  • (sets) element, member

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish ball (member, body part, limb, part, piece, mark, object, article, place, member of community, portion, blemish, passage, spot, organ) inherited from Proto-Celtic *ballos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰel-

Gloss

shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

白

Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️

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