Common Lexeme

wyl

Keywords: entertainment, culture, computers

Pronunciation (IPA): wəl 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: pali 
Forms: wyl 
Glosses: screen, display, show, windshield 

Description:

The term 'wyl' refers to a screen as in an electronic display planel. It is an example of where Common was desgined from the beginning with some simple roots for quite modern concepts.

Noun:

As a noun, 'wyl' is specificaly an electronic display panel of any kind, from that on a phone to a large wall display. Colloquially, some speakers might use it to refer to a windshield in a vehicle, but this is not the best usage.

Verb:

As a verb, 'wyl' is a pali verb meaning to display on a screen - its absolutive subject might be a screenshow, for example.

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