menhir

English

/ˈmɛn.hɪə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially of prehistoric times.

Etymology

Borrowed from French menhir derived from Breton maen-hir (long stone), maen (stone) + Breton hir (tall).

Origin

Breton

hir

Gloss

tall

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms