dune

English

/djuːn/, /duːn/

noun
Definitions
  • (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

Etymology

Borrowed from French dune derived from Old French dune borrowed from Middle Dutch dūne borrowed from Middle Low German dûne derived from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz, *dūnǭ derived from Gaulish dunum (hill, hillfort, fort) inherited from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuHnom (enclosure), *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewh₂-

Gloss

smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌋 🚬

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