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כרס

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Hebrew

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *kariś-. Cognate with Arabic كَرِش (kariš) and Aramaic כַּרְסָא (karsā).

Noun

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כָּרֵס (karésf (plural indefinite כְּרֵסוֹת, singular construct כֶּרֶס־) [pattern: קָטֵל]

  1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly
    Synonym: בטן (béten)

Usage notes

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The word is generally pronounced כֶּרֶס (kéres) by speakers of Modern Hebrew.

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