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mumps

/ˈmʌmps/MUHMPS
/ˈmʌmps/MUHMPS

Meaningto be sulky

Common meaning: a disease that swells the glands of the neck

Journey through time

  1. Englishmump‘to mumble, sulk’source
  2. Englishmeaning shiftsto mumble, sulk → sulkinessmumps‘sulkiness’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssulkiness → a disease that swells the glands of the neckmumps‘a disease that swells the glands of the neck’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on English mump ‘to be sulky’.

Roots

  • mump English “to be sulky”

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