yard

English

/jɑːd/, /jɑɹd/

noun
Definitions
  • A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
  • (US) The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
  • An enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
  • A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
  • (Jamaica) One’s house or home.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yerd inherited from Old English ġeard (garden, yard, fence, enclosure, court, residence, enclosed place, home, region, hedge, dwelling, land) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (enclosure, yard, court) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos (enclosure, hedge, city, fence), *gʰerdʰ- (enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle), *gʰerdʰ- (enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰerdʰ-

Gloss

enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

帯

Emoji

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