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χρυσός

Pronunciation: /xɾiˈsos/

“χρυσός” is a Greek word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. gold (metal element)
  2. money, currency, cash
  3. wealth, riches

adjective

  1. golden, gold
  2. handsome, lovely
  3. good-hearted
  4. dear, lovable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) (already Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀬𐀰 (ku-ru-so)), Semitic loan, compare with Biblical Hebrew חָרוּץ (ḥārûṣ), Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣum).

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