blåsa

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a bleb, a bubble
  • (anatomy) a bladder, a vesica
  • (medicine) a blister, a bulla
  • (colloquial) a party dress

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse blása (blow) derived from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną (blow) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (blow, bleat, swell, blow up, cry, yellow, surge, overflow, run, puff up, blue, inflate, grey).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰleh₁-

Gloss

blow, bleat, swell, blow up, cry, yellow, surge, overflow, run, puff up, blue, inflate, grey

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

黄

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