hymen
English
/ˈhaɪmən/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- (figurative) Marriage.
Etymology
Borrowed from French hymen derived from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (membrane, skin, thin skin, hymen) root from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (sew, bind, tie).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*syuh₁-
Gloss
sew, bind, tie
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hymenal English
- hymenectomy English
- hymenitis English
- hymenless English
- hymenlike English
- hymenology English
- hymenoplasty English
- hymenopteran English
- hymenorrhaphy English
- hymenotomy English
- hymen Finnish
- cōnsuere, cōnsuō, consuo Latin
- hymen Latin
- sūtor Latin
- sūtōrius Latin
- sūtūra Latin
- hymen French
- hyménoplastie French
- ὑμένινος Ancient Greek
- ὑμήν Ancient Greek
- ὑμενόπτερος Ancient Greek
- *syuh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *syuh₁-tós Proto-Indo-European
- *saumaz Proto-Germanic
- *seudaz Proto-Germanic
- *siwjaną Proto-Germanic
- सिव् Sanskrit
- सीव्यति Sanskrit
- सीव्यति, সীৱ্যতি Sanskrit
- सूत्र Sanskrit
- saumr Old Norse
- *šija Proto-Slavic
- hymen Czech
- hymen Slovak
- *sūō Proto-Italic
- siūti Lithuanian
- *sjūtei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *sjū́ˀtei Proto-Balto-Slavic