klyfta

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a clove; a separate bulb of a garlic
  • a wedge-shaped part of a fruit, either cut into shape or naturally formed (as with e.g. oranges)
  • a cleft
  • cleavage

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kluft derived from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz root from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*glewbʰ-

Gloss

split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

分

Emoji
🪓

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