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gula.

throat, neck, gullet, maw; palate, appetite;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈɡuː.la]

  1. gullet, throat, palate

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. gluttony, greediness

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. *Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- or *gʷelh₁- (“throat”), with assumed cognates in Sanskrit गल (gala, “throat, neck”), Old Armenian կուլ- (kul-), Russian глотка (glotka, “throat”), Persian گلو (galu, “throat”), and Northern Kurdish gewrî, gerû (“throat”). Kroonen reconstructs *gʷlh₁-eh₂. *However, De Vaan doubts that *gʷel- can phonetically give rise to Latin gul-. See gluttō (“glutton”) for more.

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