hemp

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛmp/ Rhymes: -ɛmp === Noun === hemp (countable and uncountable, plural hemps) A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. (slang, historical) The gallows. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== cannabis marijuana ganja bhang THC === Anagrams === meph == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch hemd (“shirt”), from Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Cognate with German Hemd, Yiddish העמד (hemd). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɛmp/ === Noun === hemp (plural hemde, diminutive hempie) shirt ==== Usage notes ==== Note that the original -d- resurfaces in the plural hemde, but not in the diminutive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hanep, hempe, henep, henepe, henoppe, henpe, henppe === Etymology === From Old English henep, hænep (“hemp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz; cognate to Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛmp/, /ˈhɛn(ə)p/ === Noun === hemp (uncountable) Hemp (Cannabis sativa). Hempen fibre or products made of it. ==== Derived terms ==== hempen ==== Descendants ==== English: hemp Scots: hemp, hempt ==== References ==== “hemp, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.