英语词汇“Indo-European root: kā-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: kā-

释义

‌‌kā-
To like, desire. Oldest form *keh₂‑, colored to *kah₂‑, becoming *kā‑.

Suffixed form *kā-ro‑.
1. 1. whore, from Old English hōre;
  2. whoredom, from Old Norse compound hōrdōmr (-dōmr,"condition"; see dhē-). Both (i) and (ii) from Germanic *hōraz (feminine *hōrōn‑), "one who desires," adulterer.
2. caress, charity, cherish; Mother Carey's chicken, from Latin cārus, dear.
Suffixed form *kā-mo‑. Kama¹; Kamasutra, from Sanksrit kāmaḥ, love, desire.

[Pokorny kā‑ 515.]

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