pwen

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pwɛ̃/

Etymology 1

From French poing.

Noun

pwen

  1. fist

Etymology 2

From French point. Doublet of pwenn.

Noun

pwen

  1. point, degree
    pwen woze ― dew point
  2. dot, mark
  3. period, full stop

Further reading

  • Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

Mokilese

Verb

pwen

  1. (stative) to be dark in color

References

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