puy

English

/pwiː/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos
  • (geology) Any similar conical structure of volcanic material

Etymology

Borrowed from French puy (mountain, hill).

Origin

French

puy

Gloss

mountain, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

山, 岳

Emoji
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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • puy French
  • puy Middle French