Word form | kaos (kaki) |
LWT meaning(s) | |
Comments on word | The addition of kaki ‘foot’ became necessary after the kaos was exapnded from ‘sock’ to ‘garment made of tigh-fitting tubular cloth’. Now kaos by itself means ‘T-shirt’. Sometimes spelled kaus. |
Analyzability | analyzable compound |
Gloss | tubular.garment foot] |
Age | Modern [27] (1700–2007) |
Register | General |