bile

Irish (Donegal)

/ˈbʲɪlʲə/

noun
Definitions
  • tree, especially a large, ancient, sacred one
  • scion; distinguished person

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish bile (tree, large tree, tree trunk) inherited from Proto-Celtic *belyom (tree, trunk) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (leaf), *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰleh₃-

Gloss

flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

花

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