hymen
Meaning
- A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- (figuratively) Marriage.
Synonyms
Translations
hymen
Jungfernhäutchen
imene
himen
hímen
himen
υμένας
hymen
kızlık zarı παρθενικός υμένας
غشاء البكارةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪmən/
Etymology
From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).
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