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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Definitions
  • (fishing) fish skipping, jumping (or similar) at the surface of the water
  • ring(s) in the surface of the water after fish having jumped, skipped or similar
  • (fishing) a net
  • (fishing) shoal of fish close to the surface

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵ-

Gloss

be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

強

Emoji

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