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ochi

ochi

Japanese

Romanization

ochi

  1. rōmaji reading of おち

Romanian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see). Compare Italian occhio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [okʲ]

Noun

ochi m (plural ochi)

  1. (anatomy) eye
    ustură ochii.
    My eyes burn/itch.
  2. (figuratively) loop

Declension

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Etymology 2

From the above.

Verb

a ochi (third-person singular present ochește, past participle ochit) 4th conj.

  1. to aim, take aim
  2. to set eyes on, set sights on
  3. to look intently at, stare at
  4. to scan, look about for
  5. to perceive, notice, detect
  6. to watch
  7. to eye (suspiciously), suspect, look askance at
  8. to covet

Conjugation

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