English word origin

Etymology of minge

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

The pubic hair and vulva.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Angloromani mintš, from Romani minʒ (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of medius. Other possible etymology: from the Latin mingere (“to urinate”), synecdochically used to describe the organ through an associated function (possibly ironically or euphemistically).

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Borrowed-form mentionmintšrme
Derivation mentionminʒrom
Derivation mentionմէջxcl · middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back
Doublet mentionmediusen
Derivation mentionmingola

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably corrupted from midge.

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Source etymology 3

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verb

Synonym of ming (“to mix”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix; mingle”). More at ming.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inherited-form mentionmingenenm
Inherited-form mentionmenganang

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