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Headword:
*kala/mh
Adler number: kappa,195
Translated headword: stalk; stubble
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [The term is taken] from wood [ka=lon], [i.e.] timber;[1] but [it is] the same from "burning" [kau/sews].[2]
Greek Original:*kala/mh: a)po\ tou= ka/lou, tou= cu/lou: au)to\ de\ a)po\ th=s kau/sews.
Notes:
[1] For this equivalence cf.
kappa 186,
kappa 201,
kappa 211,
kappa 247
[2] The mention of burning is mysterious; perhaps it is connected with the meaning "stubble" which is what is left of stalks of grain after fields are harvested or burnt. According to LSJ,
ka=lon may be related to the verb
kai/w "burn."
cf. generally
kappa 194,
kappa 197,
kappa 198.
Keywords: agriculture; botany; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 10 March 2008@02:44:32.
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