Goupen

/ˈɡuːpən/ noun

Definition

An archaic or dialectal term, possibly a Scottish or Northern English word for a handful or a unit of measurement of grain or other material.

Etymology

From Middle English and Old English 'group' or similar Germanic roots; related to concepts of grasping or measuring by hand.

Kelly Says

Words for 'a handful' existed in nearly every language because people naturally used their hands as measuring tools before standardized weights and measures became law—'goupen' is a linguistic fossil of ancient commerce.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰዎች ቡድን
sēwoch buːdin
ARالعربية
مجموعة من الأشخاص
muḥittah min al-aṣḥāb
BNবাংলা
লোকের দল
loker dal
CACatalà
grup de persones
ˈɡrup də pəɾˈsonəs
CSČeština
skupina lidí
ˈskupɪna lidej
DADansk
gruppe af personer
ˈɡʁʊpə af pəˈʁɔnər
DEDeutsch
Gruppe von Personen
ˈɡʁupe fon ˈpɛʁsonən
ELΕλληνικά
ομάδα ανθρώπων
oˈmaːða anthrōpōn
ESEspañol
grupo de personas
grupo de personas
FAفارسی
گروهی از افراد
ɡruːhi az afrād
FISuomi
ryhmä ihmisiä
ˈryhmæ ihmisiː
FRFrançais
groupe de personnes
ɡʁuːp də pəʁson
GUGU
મોટું
moːtuː
HAHA
ƙungiyar mutane
ˈkʊŋɡiːja mutane
HEעברית
קבוצה של אנשים
kaˈvutsah shel anashim
HIहिन्दी
लोगों का समूह
loːɡoːn kā samaːh
HUMagyar
csoport emberek
ˈtʃoːrpɔt emberk
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelompok orang
kelompok orang
IGIG
ndị mmadụ
ndi mmadu
ITItaliano
gruppo di persone
ˈɡruttō di pəˈroːne
JA日本語
人々のグループ
hito-bito no gurūpu
KKKK
топ
top
KMKM
គ្រុបនៃមនុស្ស
ɡrʊp nai mənʊs
KO한국어
사람들의 그룹
saramdeul-ui geureop
MRMR
गट
ɡaːt
MSBahasa Melayu
kumpulan orang
kupulˈan orang
MYမြန်မာ
လူတို့အဖွဲ့
lū tō a hpyeht
NLNederlands
groep mensen
ɡroːp mensən
NONorsk
gruppe av personer
ˈɡʁʊpə av pəˈrsonər
PAPA
ਟਾਬ
taːb
PLPolski
grupa ludzi
ˈɡrupa ljudzi
PTPortuguês
grupo de pessoas
ˈɡɾupu de pessoas
RORomână
grupă de persoane
ɡruˈpə de pəˈrsoːne
RUРусский
группа людей
grúppa lyudey
SVSvenska
grupp av personer
ɡrʊp av pərsˈoːnər
SWKiswahili
kundi la watu
ˈkuːndi la watu
TAதமிழ்
நபர்களின் குழு
naparkalin kuzu
TEతెలుగు
వ్యక్తుల గుమి
vyakthulu guːmi
THไทย
กลุ่มคน
klɯ̄ːŋ kon
TLTL
grupo ng mga tao
ˈɡɾu.po ng mga tao
TRTürkçe
bir grup insan
bir ɡɾup insan
UKУкраїнська
група людей
ˈɦrʊpa lyudej
URاردو
لوگوں کا گروپ
luːɡoːn kā ɡɾʊp
VITiếng Việt
nhóm người
nhɔːm người
YOYO
agbegbe eniyan
aɡbɛɡbɛ ˈeniːjan
ZH中文
一群人
yī qún rén
ZUZU
ikhwelo la bantu
iˈkʰwɛlo la baːntu

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