mark

English

/mɑːk/, /mɑɹk/

noun
Definitions
  • (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
  • (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
  • (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
  • (heading) Attention.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English mark derived from Old English mearc (mark, boundary, line of division, term, marker, province, defined area, standard, limit, border, sign, district) derived from *marku derived from Proto-Germanic *markō (boundary, boundary marker, region, border, marker, area, edge, rim) derived from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (edge, boundary, border).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*marǵ-

Gloss

edge, boundary, border

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端

Emoji

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