balla

Irish (Donegal)

/ˈbˠal̪ˠə/

noun
Definitions
  • wall

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English wall derived from Old English weall (wall, dike, rampart, rocky shore, earthwork, dam, cliff) derived from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą (wall, rampart, entrenchment) derived from Latin vallum (wall, rampart, palisade, entrenchment) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
🙃

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