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žiła

[ˈʒiwa]

noun

LanguageUpper Sorbian

Meaning
  1. blood vessel (any channel that carries blood through the body, which includes arteries, veins and capillaries)
  2. sinew (resistant, connective, fibrous organ that connects muscles to bones or other organs and typically appears as a whitish band or cord)
  3. blood vessel
  4. A tube in the body that carries blood. It can also refer to a sinew that connects muscle to bone.
Examples

Wón ma na ruce jasnu žiłku.

He has a visible vein on his hand.

Pronunciationˈʒiwa

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word is used for both blood vessels and anatomical sinews.

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žiła in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.