stomak
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔmak/, /ˈstɔmək/
Noun
stomak (plural stomakes)
- The stomach or guts of a organism:
- (figuratively) Hunger, starvation.
- (figuratively) emotions, sex drive (these were supposed to originate from the stomach)
- One's belly; the stomach as a region of the body.
- An organ located near or around the stomach region.
Descendants
- English: stomach
- Scots: stamack
References
- “stomak (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-22.
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