Monday

English

/ˈmʌn.deɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the 8601|ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Monday inherited from Old English mōnandæġ (day of the moon) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēniniz dagaz (day of the moon) derived from Latin diēs Lūnae root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (burn, be illuminated, hot, warm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰegʷʰ-

Gloss

burn, be illuminated, hot, warm

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
🔥

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