Wordwyrt

mankind

/ˈmænˈkaɪnd/MAN-KYND
/ˈmænˈkaɪnd/MAN-KYND

Meaninghuman beings as a whole

Common meaning: human beings as a whole

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmancynn‘mankind’source
  2. Middle Englishmankindesource
  3. Englishmankind‘human beings as a whole’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English mancynn ‘human beings as a whole’.

Roots

  • mancynn Old English “human beings as a whole”

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app