vestibule

English

/ˈvɛst.ɪˌbjuːl/, /ˈvɛstəbjul/

noun
Definitions
  • (architecture) A passage, hall or room, such as a lobby, between the outer door and the interior of a building.
  • (rail transport) An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
  • (medicine) Any of a number of body body cavities, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

Etymology

Derived from French vestibule (entrance court) derived from Latin vestibulum derived from Proto-Indo-European *wes-ti(h₂)-, *wes- (buy, sell, wet, eat, dress, moist, put on, clothe, moisture, graze, wear, damp, prick, stick, consume, pierce, feast, fat, be, happy, stab, be cheerful, sting).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wes-

Gloss

buy, sell, wet, eat, dress, moist, put on, clothe, moisture, graze, wear, damp, prick, stick, consume, pierce, feast, fat, be, happy, stab, be cheerful, sting

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

着

Emoji
🏪 🏬

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