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Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from Hurrian *kadinni-. The Academy of the Hebrew Language states that the sense handlebar is derived French guidon.
Noun
כִּידוֹן • (kidón) m (plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים, plural construct כִּידוֹנֵי־)
- spear (a light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon).
- javelin (a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event).
- handlebar
- Synonym: הגה
- (Biblical Hebrew, reconstructed) straight sword
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References
- Benjamin J. Noonan (2019) Non-Semitic loanwords in the Hebrew Bible: A lexicon of language contact, Penn State University Press, →ISBN, pages 119-120
- “כידון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- “"כידון" האופניים”, in Academy of the Hebrew Language Website, 2018 October 10
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