φάος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • light, especially daylight
  • (poetic) the life of men
  • a day
  • the light of the eyes
  • a window
  • (figurative) delight, deliverance, happiness, victory, glory, etc.
  • the dark ring around the nipple, areola

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os, *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🗣️ 🗣️ 🙊

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