dilkur

Icelandic

/ˈtɪl̥kʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • a suckling lamb, a lamb at springtime
  • (archaic) the young of other livestock, such as a foal or calf, suckled by its mother
  • an enclosed part of a fold; one of the smaller folds surrounding the main sheepfold

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse dilkr (sucking lamb) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dilkaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (suckle, suck, nurse, suck milk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁(y)-

Gloss

suckle, suck, nurse, suck milk

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

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