CAVE    洞穴

CAVITY IN ROCK, TYPICALLY BIG ENOUGH FOR HUMANS to ENTER.
CAVERNGROTTOUNDERGROUND CHAMBERCELLARVAULTCRYPT
Modern Chinese Criteria
山洞 岩洞 洞穴 洞壑 山窟 地洞 地道 坑道 坑 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • CAVITY　A DEEP HOLE IN a SURFACE. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • HOLE　EMPTY SPACE in a SURFACE. (anc: 7/0, child: 7)
  • SPACE　What ALL THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. no. 538

    538. Inter Specum et antrum. Specum Latini, Graeci antrum dicunt. Sunt autem loca ex quibus repercussae voces imaginem referunt.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    CAVE

    specus refers to a cavity with a perpendicular opening, leading up into a mountain, typically with a wide opening.

    scrobs refers to a temporary pit with an horizontal opening, leading down into the earth, and normally designed to be filled in again.

    caverna refers to a whole in the ground with a round opening.

    spelunca refers to a cavity with reference to its darkness and dreadfulness.

    antrum refers to a grotto as a beautiful object with reference to its romantic appearance and cooling temperature.

    spelaeum is a poetic word referring to the cave as the lurking-hole of a wild beasts.

    fovea refers to a pit meant to remain open or only covered in order to keep or catch wild beasts.

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.398.357

    ANTRE.CAVERNE.GROTTE

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no. 76

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 175

    • Words (4 items)

    穴  xué OC: ɢʷliiɡ MC: ɦet 26 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • ncaveCH
    • nadVplacein a cave; in caves
    • npost-Nthe cave-home of NCH
    • n{PLACE}adVin caves; in a cave
    • viactlive in caves 穴者
    • vtoNattitudinaluse as caves
    窟穴  kū xué OC: khluud ɢʷliiɡ MC: khuot ɦet 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentiala cave; caves of all kinds
    窟  kū OC: khluud MC: khuot 2 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nadVplacein a cave; in caves (perhaps best read as a preposed object, though)
    • nplacecave
    山窟  shān kū OC: sreen khluud MC: ʂɣɛn khuot 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPmountain cave