Media
English
/ˈmiːdɪə/
proper noun
Definitions
- (historical) (region in northwestern Iran), originally inhabited by the Medes
- (historical) The territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media.
- (borough/county seat in Delaware County).
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (middle, between, in the middle, in-between).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*médʰyos
Gloss
middle, between, in the middle, in-between
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- Median English
- Medo- English
- Messapii Latin
- medianus Latin
- medius Latin
- Μεσσάπιος Ancient Greek
- *-teh₂ts Proto-Indo-European
- *médʰyos Proto-Indo-European
- *midjagardaz Proto-Germanic
- *midjaz Proto-Germanic
- मध्य Sanskrit
- मध्यस्थ Sanskrit
- मध्याह्न Sanskrit
- माध्यम Sanskrit
- *meďu Proto-Slavic
- मध्य Hindi
- بیشه Persian
- మధ్య Telugu
- *medyos Proto-Celtic
- majjha Pali
- *mádʰyas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *meðios Proto-Italic
- मध्य Marathi
- *mádʰyas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- میدان Urdu
- mdyʾn' Middle Persian
- 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 Maharastri Prakrit
- 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳 Maharastri Prakrit
- மதியம் Tamil
- *medjas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- madya Javanese
- ಮಧ್ಯ Kannada
- मदी Konkani
- 𑘦𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘽 Old Marathi
- 𑀫𑀛 Ashokan Prakrit
- *métsos Proto-Hellenic
- मा Nepali