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circumcision en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin circumcīdō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -siō Latin circumcīsiō Old French circumcisiounbor. Middle English circumcisioun English circumcision From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
   • I had first to obtain a recommendation from the Assistant Resident to the Regent, and then an order from the Regent to the Waidono; and when after a week's delay I arrived with my baggage and men at Modjo-agong, I found them all in the midst of a five days' feast, to celebrate the circumcision of the Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an outhouse given me to stay in. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 161:
   • So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep the whole Law Gal 5. 3. 1697, Benjamin Keach, A Counter-Antidote to Purge Out the Effects of a Late Counterfeit, page 7:
2. (Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. ▸ Pharisaic circumcision.
3. (Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. ▸ Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
   • The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.
4. (countable, uncountable) The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
5. (countable, often, proscribed, uncountable) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.

Forms

Deriveds

circumcisionist · recircumcision · postcircumcision · male circumcision · circumcisional · circumcisionism · circumfetishism · circumfetishist · anticircumcision · pharaonic circumcision · post-circumcision · self-circumcision · uncircumcision · female circumcision · autocircumcision

Relateds

circumsection · circumcise

Synonyms

male circumcision · posthectomy · circ · posthetomy

Translations (125)

hi मुसलमानी (removal of foreskin from penis) · sa त्वच्छेद (removal of foreskin from penis) · be абраза́нне (removal of foreskin from penis) · fr circoncision (removal of foreskin from penis) · cmn 割禮 /割礼 (removal of foreskin from penis) · et ümberlõikamine (removal of foreskin from penis) · cmn 割包皮 (removal of foreskin from penis) · sh sunnet (removal of foreskin from penis) · grc περιτομή (removal of foreskin from penis) · ka წინადაცვეთა (removal of foreskin from penis) · gl circuncisión (removal of foreskin from penis) · sl obrezovanje (removal of foreskin from penis) · gd timcheall-ghearradh (removal of foreskin from penis) · es circuncisión (removal of foreskin from penis) · km ការកាត់ស្បែកចុងអង្គជាតិចេញ (removal of foreskin from penis) · hu körülmetélés (removal of foreskin from penis) · jv supit (removal of foreskin from penis) · pt circuncisão (removal of foreskin from penis) · lt apipjaustymas (removal of foreskin from penis) · bg обря́зване (removal of foreskin from penis) · tk sünnet (removal of foreskin from penis) · ms perkhatanan (removal of foreskin from penis) · tt сөннәт (removal of foreskin from penis) · jv tetak (removal of foreskin from penis) · hy թլփատություն (removal of foreskin from penis) · zdj urinwa (removal of foreskin from penis) · ur سنت (removal of foreskin from penis) · pnb ختنہ (removal of foreskin from penis) · ur ختنہ (removal of foreskin from penis) · tr sünnet (removal of foreskin from penis) · hy թլփատում (removal of foreskin from penis) · ar خِتَان (removal of foreskin from penis) · pl obrzezanie (removal of foreskin from penis) · tl pagsusunat (removal of foreskin from penis) · pa ਖ਼ਤਨਾ (removal of foreskin from penis) · fa سنت (removal of foreskin from penis) · sk obriezka (removal of foreskin from penis) · fo umskering (removal of foreskin from penis) · ro circumcizie (removal of foreskin from penis) · oc circomcision (removal of foreskin from penis) · ba сөннәткә ултыртыу (removal of foreskin from penis) · zdj mrino (removal of foreskin from penis) · sv omskärelse (removal of foreskin from penis) · nl besnijdenis (removal of foreskin from penis) · ary طهور (removal of foreskin from penis) · la circumcīsiō (removal of foreskin from penis) · mk обрежување (removal of foreskin from penis) · da omskæring (removal of foreskin from penis) · sh cirkumcizija (removal of foreskin from penis) · eo cirkumcido (removal of foreskin from penis) · ms sunat (removal of foreskin from penis) · ceb pagkatuli (removal of foreskin from penis) · az sünnət (removal of foreskin from penis) · ug سۈننەت (removal of foreskin from penis) · cmn 包皮環切術 /包皮环切术 (removal of foreskin from penis) · ga timpeallghearradh (removal of foreskin from penis) · tl pagtutuli (removal of foreskin from penis) · ky сүннөт (removal of foreskin from penis) · pa ਸੁੰਨਤ (removal of foreskin from penis) · ko 포피절제 (removal of foreskin from penis) · ga imghearradh (removal of foreskin from penis) · hi खतना (removal of foreskin from penis) · ko 포경수술 (removal of foreskin from penis) · mi poka kirimata (removal of foreskin from penis) · sh obrezivanje (removal of foreskin from penis) · el περιτομή (removal of foreskin from penis) · cy enwaediad (removal of foreskin from penis) · kk сүндет (removal of foreskin from penis) · vi cắt bao quy đầu (removal of foreskin from penis) · sh обрезивање (removal of foreskin from penis) · cs obřízka (removal of foreskin from penis) · or ସୁନତ୍ (removal of foreskin from penis) · tg хатна (removal of foreskin from penis) · ru обреза́ние (removal of foreskin from penis) · bn সুন্নত (removal of foreskin from penis) · sa लिङ्गाग्रचर्मपरिच्छेदन (removal of foreskin from penis) · ce хадор (removal of foreskin from penis) · ar طهور (removal of foreskin from penis) · ary ختانة (removal of foreskin from penis) · vo säprepüdam (removal of foreskin from penis) · id sirkumsisi (removal of foreskin from penis) · it circoncisione (removal of foreskin from penis) · he מִילָה (removal of foreskin from penis) · sh циркумцизија (removal of foreskin from penis) · sq synet (removal of foreskin from penis) · ru циркумци́зия (removal of foreskin from penis) · sw tohara (removal of foreskin from penis) · id sunat (removal of foreskin from penis) · hi सुन्नत (removal of foreskin from penis) · ary طهارة (removal of foreskin from penis) · uk обріза́ння (removal of foreskin from penis) · uz sunnat (removal of foreskin from penis) · mt ħtin (removal of foreskin from penis) · yi מילה (removal of foreskin from penis) · wa discalotaedje (removal of foreskin from penis) · ang ymbsnidennes (removal of foreskin from penis) · ba сөннәткә биреү (removal of foreskin from penis) · sh sunet (removal of foreskin from penis) · hi ख़तना (removal of foreskin from penis) · ja 包茎手術 (removal of foreskin from penis) · jv sunat (removal of foreskin from penis) · bn খতনা (removal of foreskin from penis) · ja 包皮切断 (removal of foreskin from penis) · de Zirkumzision (removal of foreskin from penis) · ja 割礼 (removal of foreskin from penis) · ce сунтдар (removal of foreskin from penis) · da omskærelse (removal of foreskin from penis) · ba сөннәт (removal of foreskin from penis) · uz xatna (removal of foreskin from penis) · de Beschneidung (removal of foreskin from penis) · sl cirkumcizija (removal of foreskin from penis) · bn মোসলমানি (removal of foreskin from penis) · ca circumcisió (removal of foreskin from penis) · ha kaciya (removal of foreskin from penis) · ast circuncisión (removal of foreskin from penis) · id khitan (removal of foreskin from penis) · is umskurður (removal of foreskin from penis) · ce суннат (removal of foreskin from penis) · lv apgraizīšana (removal of foreskin from penis) · ko 할례 (removal of foreskin from penis) · ajp طهور (removal of foreskin from penis) · fi ympärileikkaus (removal of foreskin from penis) · ba бабаға ултыртыу (removal of foreskin from penis) · fa ختنه (removal of foreskin from penis) · ms khatan (removal of foreskin from penis)

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