jomfru

Danish

/jɔmfru/

noun
Definitions
  • virgin a person who has never had sexual intercourse
  • (dated) maiden young unmarried women
  • Virgo someone with a Virgo star sign

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German junkvrūwe (maiden), junk (young) + Middle Low German vrūwe (lady).

Origin

Middle Low German

vrūwe

Gloss

lady

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

婦

Emoji

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