قنت
Moroccan Arabic
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Etymology
From Old Spanish canto, from Latin canthus (“metal rim of a wheel”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós), or from a Vulgar Latin cantus, of ultimately the same origin, or less likely Celtic origin, from Gaulish *cantos, from Proto-Celtic *cantos (“corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qunt/
Noun
قنت • (qunt) m (plural قنات (qnāt))
- corner