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/(h)əʊm/, /hoʊm/

noun
Definitions
  • A dwelling.
  • One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
  • The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
  • A focus point.
  • (computers)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English home inherited from Old English hām (home, village, community, region, country, manor, estate, house, hamlet, dwelling) inherited from *haim (home) inherited from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (home, village, house) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos (home, village), *tḱey- (settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tḱey-

Gloss

settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

床

Emoji

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