week

English

/wik/, /wiːk/

noun
Definitions
  • Any period of seven consecutive days.
  • A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
  • A period of five days beginning with Monday.
  • A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.
  • Seven days after ( before) a specified date.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English weke (week) inherited from Old English wice (wych elm, patch) derived from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (week, sequence, turn, succession, change) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (bend, wind, yield, turn, curve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyg-

Gloss

bend, wind, yield, turn, curve

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

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