knob
要点節、取っ手
意味
- (幹などの)節,こぶ
- (戸・引き出しなどの)取っ手,つまみ,握り
- 小高い丘;(バター・石炭などの)丸い小さな塊
- ふし, こぶ; (ドアの)握り, 取っ手; (テレビなどの)つまみ; 小さな[丸い]塊; 円丘
- 金持ち,名士,上流人
例文
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。
You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.
このつまみを回すことでテレビの色を調節できます。
Turn the knob and open the door.
ノブを回して、ドアをあけなさい。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe (“knob, knot in wood, bud”), probably ultimately from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knudaną (“to knead”). Compare Middle Dutch knobbe, cnoppe, Middle Low German knobbe (“knob, knot in wood”), knubbe, Dutch knop (“knob, button, bud”), Old Frisian knopp, knapp, Old High German knopf (“bud, pommel of a sword, knot, loop”), Middle High German knospe, German Knopf (“button, knob”), Knospe (“bud”), Danish knap (“button”), knop (“knob, button, bud”), Faroese knappur (“button”), Icelandic hnappur (“button”), Norn knapp (“round button”), knubbi (“potato”), snapp (“knob, round top”), No…