lend

English

/lɛnd/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The lumbar region; loin.
  • (UK) The loins; flank; buttocks.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lende inherited from Old English lendenu (loins) inherited from Proto-Germanic *landijō (loin) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (land, heath, cook food, kidney, loin, loins, waist, expand, penetrate, enter, cook).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lendʰ-

Gloss

land, heath, cook food, kidney, loin, loins, waist, expand, penetrate, enter, cook

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

炊

Emoji

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