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carnal

/ˈkɑːnəl/KAHR-nuhl
/ˈkɑɹnəl/KAHR-nuhl

Meaningof the flesh

Common meaning: of the body and its desires

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KRU‘be hard, stiff, or sore’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 82, p. 733 · scan
  2. Latincarō, carnis‘flesh, meat’
  3. Englishcarnal‘of the body and its desires’ · today

carn also in: carnagecarnivalcarnivoreincarnate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin carō ‘flesh, meat’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry carō, p. 294 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CARNIVAL, p. XXXIII · dictionary scan

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Related words

carnagecarnivalcarnivoreincarnate

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