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kalon

kalon

English

Noun

kalon (uncountable)

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

References


Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kal-on-ā ("heart"). Compare Welsh calon.

Pronunciation

(KLT) IPA(key): /'kalɔ̃n/

(Vannes) IPA(key): /ka'lõn/

Noun

kalon f (plural kalonoù) (Vannes-dialect plural kaloneu)

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. courage

Esperanto

Noun

kalon

  1. accusative singular of kalo