wombe

Middle English

/wɔːmb/, /wɔːm/

noun
Definitions
  • The stomach digestive organ:
  • The stomach portion of a body between the torso and the chest:
  • The womb or uterus; the location where a baby gestates.
  • The digestive organs or entrails of an organism.
  • The hollow inside or interior of something.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English womb inherited from Proto-Germanic *wambō (belly, womb, stomach, abdomen).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wambō

Gloss

belly, womb, stomach, abdomen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

腹, 胃

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