sálmur

Icelandic

/ˈsaulmʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • psalm
  • hymn

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse salmr derived from Latin psalmus (psalm) derived from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (mostly of musical strings, performance on a stringed instrument, the sound emanating from twitching twanging perhaps with the hands fingers, song sung to a harp, psalm, sound of a harp, song, twitching, the sound emenating from twitching twanging perhaps with the hands fingers).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ψαλμός

Gloss

mostly of musical strings, performance on a stringed instrument, the sound emanating from twitching twanging perhaps with the hands fingers, song sung to a harp, psalm, sound of a harp, song, twitching, the sound emenating from twitching twanging perhaps with the hands fingers

Concept
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Modern world

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Kanji

歌, 唄

Emoji
🎵

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