hut

English

/hʌt/

noun
Definitions
  • A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
  • A small wooden shed.
  • (agriculture) A small stack of grain.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *hutte borrowed from Old French hutte derived from Old High German hutta (hut, cottage) derived from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ (hut, shelter) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (rattle, shake, skin, cover, deck, covering).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewt-

Gloss

rattle, shake, skin, cover, deck, covering

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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

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