pen
English
/pɛn/, /pɪn/
noun
Definitions
- An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (baseball) The bullpen.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pen inherited from Old English *penn (pen, fold, enclosure) inherited from Proto-Germanic *pennō derived from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (edge, pointed peg, nail, protruding object, peg, tip, protruding point).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bend-
Gloss
edge, pointed peg, nail, protruding object, peg, tip, protruding point
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
爪
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autopen English
- bull English
- bullpen English
- case English
- fish English
- fold English
- friend English
- fudepen English
- hog English
- hogpen English
- holder English
- impen English
- knife English
- light English
- lite English
- maker English
- making English
- mispen English
- pencase English
- pencentric English
- pencraft English
- pendom English
- penfish English
- penfold English
- penfriend English
- penfriendship English
- penful English
- penholder English
- penknife English
- penless English
- penlessness English
- penlight English
- penlike English
- penlite English
- penmaker English
- penmaking English
- penman English
- penmanship English
- pennable English
- pennage English
- penner English
- pennest English
- penneth English
- penpoint English
- penrack English
- penster English
- penstroke English
- pent English
- pent-up English
- pentail English
- pentel English
- pentop English
- pentrough English
- penwiper English
- penwoman English
- penwomanship English
- penwork English
- pig English
- pigpen English
- play English
- playpen English
- point English
- rack English
- smart English
- smartpen English
- stroke English
- tail English
- tell English
- top English
- trough English
- unpen English
- unpent English
- uppent English
- wiper English
- woman English
- work English
- *bend- Proto-Indo-European
- *pennō Proto-Germanic
- *pinn- Proto-Germanic
- *pinnaz Proto-Germanic
- *pint- Proto-Germanic
- ブルペン Japanese
- ペン Japanese
- 筆 Japanese
- 筆ペン Japanese
- *penn Old English
- pen Middle English
- penne knyfe Middle English
- पेन Hindi
- पेन Marathi
- penne xno
- hog
- top
- pig
- rack
- work
- case
- tell
- tail
- pent
- fold
- bull
- play
- fish
- lite
- wiper
- maker
- light
- unpen
- knife
- smart
- point
- woman
- impen
- pigpen
- holder
- making
- trough
- penner
- penman
- friend
- unpent
- mispen
- hogpen
- uppent
- pendom
- penful
- pentel
- stroke
- pentop
- pent-up
- bullpen
- playpen
- penrack
- fudepen
- penfish
- penless
- penlite
- pennest
- pentail
- pennage
- penneth
- penwork
- autopen
- penster
- penlike
- pencase
- penfold
- pencraft
- penlight
- penmaker
- penknife
- pennable
- penpoint
- penwoman
- smartpen
- penwiper
- penholder
- penstroke
- penmaking
- penfriend
- pentrough
- pencentric
- penmanship
- penlessness
- penwomanship
- penfriendship