chão

Portuguese

/ʃɐ̃w̃/

noun
Definitions
  • ground
  • floor

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese chão (ground, smooth, flat) inherited from Latin plānum (level ground, a plain, plain, plain ground, flat surface) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleh₂-

Gloss

flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

Emoji

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