kalon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek [Term?]; related to κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).

Noun

kalon (uncountable)

  1. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers.

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kalon, from Proto-Celtic *kalonā (“heart”). Cognate with Welsh calon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalɔ̃n/
  • (Vannetais) IPA(key): /kaˈlõn/

Noun

kalon f (plural kalonoù) (Vannes-dialect plural kaloneu)

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. courage

Esperanto

Noun

kalon

  1. accusative singular of kalo
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