insula

Etymology
From. .

Noun

 * 1)   A block of buildings in a Roman town.
 * 2)   A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.

Derived terms

 * perinsular

Translations

 * Finnish:, roomalainen vuokrakasarmi
 * French:
 * Marathi: इनसुला
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Adjective

 * 1) insular

Etymology
From, of origin. The relation to similar forms such as 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬) is unclear.

Pokorny (1959) tentatively connects it to : he posits ellipsis from to  +, invoking the similar Ancient Greek word. De Vaan considers this derivation phonetically solid, though semantically vague.

Noun

 * 1) island
 * , a residential or apartment block (usually for the lower class), tenement, apartment building

Descendants
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Borrowings:

Noun

 * : the island
 * : the island