pelvis

Significado (Inglés)

shallow bowl or basin

pelvis

jofaina

recipiente de agua

pila de agua bendita

baptistērium

λεκάνη

tijela

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[ˈpeːɫ.wɪs]

From Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”). Potential cognates include Sanskrit पालवी (pālavī, “a kind of vessel”), Ancient Greek πελίκη (pelíkē, “a type of container”) Sanskrit पलव (palava, “wicker-work basket of for catching fish”), Ancient Greek πήληξ (pḗlēx, “helmet”).