meas

Irish (Donegal)

/mʲasˠ/, /mʲæːsˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • an opinion
  • an evaluation, judgment, guess, estimate
  • esteem, admiration, respect

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish mess (tree-fruit, animal feed) inherited from Proto-Celtic *messus derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*med-

Gloss

measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

理

Emoji
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