mount

English

/maʊnt/

noun
Definitions
  • A hill or mountain.
  • (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly heavenly bodies.
  • (obsolete) A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
  • (obsolete) A bank; a fund.
  • (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mount inherited from Old English munt derived from Latin mons (mountain, a hill, mount) root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

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Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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