mouth

English

/maʊθ/, /mʌʊθ/, /maʊð/, /mʌʊθ/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
  • The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.
  • An outlet, aperture or orifice.
  • (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
  • (saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
  • (obsolete) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
  • (obsolete) Cry; voice.
  • (obsolete) Speech; language; testimony.
  • (obsolete) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mouth inherited from Old English mūþ (mouth, opening, gate, door) inherited from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (mouth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (mouth, jaw, chew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ment-

Gloss

mouth, jaw, chew

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

口

Emoji
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