यव

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • barley
  • grain, cereal
  • name for island of Java, whence came the English "Java"
  • a unit of measurement of weight or length

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas (grain, barley, cereal) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *yéwos (barley, cereal, spelt, grain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yéwos

Gloss

barley, cereal, spelt, grain

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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