Lemizh / English dictionary
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kRà.
to work (to do a task or job)
kRidrèt. carpenter, woodworker (⇐ ⇔ kRè drÌti. ‘one working with wood or timber’)
etc.
Usage notes
While etymologically ‘work with one’s hands’, this verb now denotes mental as well as physical work. Contrast smrà. ‘function, be in operation’, which either refers to machines or to humans (or animals) doing monotonous, often mindless and tiring work.
Etymology
< NLem teR‑a ‘touch (intentionally), grasp’
< LMLem tèR‑a
< MLem teeR‑a ‘touch’
< OLem tēgh‑
< PLem *tāɦ‑, Narten present of
< PIE *teh₂g‑ ‘touch, grasp’
Cognates
Lat tangō ‘touch, grasp’; unrelated to the dance