hawn

See also: Hawn

English

Noun

hawn (plural hawns)

  1. (Cornwall) A haven or harbour.
    • 2022, Enys Tregarthen, The Piskey-Purse: Legends and Tales of North Cornwall:
      It was now quite impossible for her to get to the sands, and the only place not cut off by the sea was a tiny cove — a mere gash in the cliff midway between the two hawns, Pentire and Pentire Glaze.

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic هَاهُنَا (hāhunā), emphatic form of هُنَا (hunā). Compare North Levantine Arabic هون (hawn, hōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awn/

Adverb

hawn

  1. here
    Madankollu, aġġustament tali ma kienx meqjus meħtieġ hawn.
    However, such an adjustment was not considered necessary here.

Derived terms

Welsh

Verb

hawn

  1. h-prothesized form of awn

Mutation

Mutated forms of awn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awn unchanged unchanged hawn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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