huge

English

/hjuːd͡ʒ/, /juːdʒ/, [hʊudʒ]

adj
Definitions
  • Very large.
  • (slang) Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English huge derived from Old French ahuge (huge, great, lofty, large, high) derived from Frankish *haug derived from Old Norse haugr (mound, cairn, hill, burial mound, a how) derived from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (hill, high place, height, mound) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kowkós (mound, hill), *kewk- (bend, vault, arch, curve, elevation, hill), *kewk- (bend, vault, arch, curve, elevation, hill).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kewk-

Gloss

bend, vault, arch, curve, elevation, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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