mummy

Signification (English)

1. An embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.
2. A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.
3. Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.
4. Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body. (countable, uncountable, now rare) A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.
5. A pulp.
6. A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.
7. (obsolete) A sort of wax used in grafting.

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Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmʌmi/

Inherited from moyen anglais

mummie

In summary

From Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”). Doublet of mumijo.

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