combe

English

/kuːm/

noun
Definitions
  • A valley, often wooded and often with no river
  • A cirque.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coumbe inherited from Old English cumb (narrow valley, hollow, a vessel, valley, combe, a liquid measure).

Origin

Old English

cumb

Gloss

narrow valley, hollow, a vessel, valley, combe, a liquid measure

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Kanji

谷, 溪

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