kalon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλόν (kalón); related to κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).

Noun

kalon (uncountable)

  1. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers.

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognates include Welsh calon and Cornish colon.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalon f (plural kalonoù or kaloneu)

  1. heart
  2. courage
  3. appetite

Mutation

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  Mutation of kalon  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehard
singular kalon galon c'halon unchanged
plural kalonoù galonoù c'halonoù unchanged

References
  • Ian Press (1986) A grammar of modern Breton, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 350

Esperanto

Noun

kalon

  1. accusative singular of kalo

Karao

Noun

kalon

  1. water buffalo butchered to celebrate a marriage
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