kalon

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kalon (uncountable)

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

Breton

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kalon f (plural kalonoù or kaloneu)

  1. heart
  2. courage
  3. appetite

Mutation

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References

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

Esperanto

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Noun

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kalon

  1. accusative singular of kalo

Karao

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Noun

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kalon

  1. water buffalo butchered to celebrate a marriage