lijn

Dutch (Brabantic)

/lɛi̯n/

noun
Definitions
  • (geometry) A line.
  • Any line or curve.
  • A rope, a cable.
  • A route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines).
  • A leash for restraining animals.
  • (chess) A file.
  • A diet.
  • (usually) A line of drugs in powder form.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch līne inherited from Old Dutch *līna inherited from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (rope, flaxen cord, line, thread, string) derived from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*līno-

Gloss

flax

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

麻

Emoji

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