game
Middle English
/ˈɡaːm(ə)/, /ˈɡɔːm(ə)/, /ˈɡɛːm(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- Entertainment or an instance of it; that which is enjoyable:
- Any kind of event or occurrence; something that happens:
- The state of being happy or joyful.
- game; wild animals hunted for food.
- (rare) One's quarry; that which one is trying to catch.
- (rare) Gamesmanship; gaming behaviour.
- (rare) The reward for winning a game.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English gamen (game, amusement, joy, mirth, pastime, sport, pleasure) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (game, pleasure, amusement, literally participation, people together, communion).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gamaną
Gloss
game, pleasure, amusement, literally participation, people together, communion
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
快
Emoji
♠️ ♣️ ♥️ ♦️ ⚽️ ⚾️ 🀄️ 🃏 🎮️ 🎯 🎰 🎱 🎲 🎳 🎴 🎾 🏀 🏏 🏐 🏑 🏒 🏓 🏸 🕹️ 🥌
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Big Game English
- Eurogame English
- aftergame English
- antigame English
- backgame English
- backgammon English
- blackgame English
- crapgame English
- cybergame English
- dice game English
- doorgame English
- endgame English
- fangame English
- folkgame English
- foregame English
- gamble English
- game English
- game-goer English
- gameable English
- gamebag English
- gamebird English
- gameboard English
- gamebook English
- gamebot English
- gamebreaking English
- gamecard English
- gamecatcher English
- gamechanger English
- gamecock English
- gameday English
- gamefic English
- gamefish English
- gamefowl English
- gameful English
- gamegoer English
- gamekeeper English
- gamekeeping English
- gameland English
- gameless English
- gamelike English
- gamely English
- gameness English
- gameography English
- gamepad English
- gameplay English
- gameplayer English
- gameplaying English
- gameport English
- gamer English
- gamescape English
- gamesome English
- gamespace English
- gamester English
- gameverse English
- gamewise English
- gameworld English
- gamey English
- gamification English
- gamify English
- handgame English
- makegame English
- megagame English
- metagame English
- microgame English
- middlegame English
- midgame English
- minigame English
- multigame English
- netgame English
- neurogame English
- newsgame English
- nongame English
- outgame English
- playgame English
- postgame English
- pregame English
- pseudogame English
- retrogame English
- savegame English
- subgame English
- gamen German
- game Dutch, Flemish
- gamen Dutch, Flemish
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- game Portuguese
- *gamaną Proto-Germanic
- gejma Swedish
- gem Swedish
- ゲーム Japanese
- 罰ゲーム Japanese
- gem Polish
- gamen Old English
- gamenian Old English
- gamenlīċe Old English
- gæmnian Old English
- agame Middle English
- gameful Middle English
- gamely Middle English
- gamen Middle English
- gamme Middle English
- gammen Middle English
- gaman Old Norse
- man Old Norse
- गेम Hindi
- เกม Thai
- gêm Welsh
- gamme Norman
- 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *gaman gmw-pro
- 게임 Korean
- gim Javanese