Meaning: feather

Represented in 145 languages with 22 cognate sets.
IE-CoR Definition

Illustrative Context

What bird does this feather come from?

Target Sense
  • The most generic term for a single feather of a bird.
  • Avoid collective terms, e.g. plumage.
  • Avoid terms limited to particular types of feather, e.g. down.
  • Avoid terms specific to particular uses of feathers, such as for decoration, cushioning, or as pens (e.g. quill).

Cognate sets for meaning: feather

Id <span style="white-space:nowrap;">IE-CoR ref. form&nbsp;</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">IE-CoR ref. lang.&nbsp;</span> # clades # lexemes loan? pll loan? pll deriv.? ideoph.? loan src lang. src lex cogset. Details

Lexeme Details

Language Lexeme Phonetic Phonemic Cognate set loan? pll loan? Source lang