even if one says

(zoology, dated) coelenterate

first, the beginning, the start

at first, firstly

to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish