kaun

Albanian

Noun

kaun

  1. definite accusative singular of ka

Estonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑun

Noun

kaun (genitive kauna, partitive kauna)

  1. (botany) pod

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano kaon.

Verb

kaun

  1. to eat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kaun m (definite singular kaunen, indefinite plural kaunar, definite plural kaunane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kong

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kauną (“cheek, jaw; sore”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with Middle Dutch coon (“jaw, jawbone, cheek”).

Noun

kaun n

  1. boil, abscess
    1. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᚴ (k)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kaun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaun, kong
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kong
  • Old Swedish: køn
    • Swedish: (archaic, obsolete) kön

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən.

Verb

kaun (used in the form magkaun)

  1. to eat

Derived terms

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