combe
English
/kuːm/
noun
Definitions
- A valley, often wooded and often with no river
- A cirque.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coumbe inherited from Old English cumb (narrow valley, hollow, a vessel, valley, combe, a liquid measure).
Origin
Old English
cumb
Gloss
narrow valley, hollow, a vessel, valley, combe, a liquid measure
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
谷, 溪