English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

kalon (uncountable)

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

Breton edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kalon f (plural kalonoù or kaloneu)

  1. heart
  2. courage
  3. appetite

Mutation edit

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References edit

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

Esperanto edit

Noun edit

kalon

  1. accusative singular of kalo

Karao edit

Noun edit

kalon

  1. water buffalo butchered to celebrate a marriage