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kemb

/ˈkɛm/
[ˈkʰɛm]

Rhymes with -ɛm

Where it comes from

From Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”). Cognate with Dutch kemmen (“to comb”), German kämmen (“to comb”), Danish kæmme (“to comb”), Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”).

verb kembs · kembing · kembed · kempt

obsolete Obsolete form of comb

noun kembs

obsolete Obsolete form of comb

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"kemb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kemb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kemb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kemb

Chicago

"kemb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kemb.

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@misc{kemb_2026,
  title = {kemb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kemb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}