waan

See also: Waan, wáán, and waañ

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch waan, from Middle Dutch waen, from Old Dutch *wān, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

waan (plural wane, diminutive waantjie)

  1. delusion

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːn
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wâen, from Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

waan m (plural wanen, diminutive waantje n)

  1. delusion
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: waan

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

waan

  1. inflection of wanen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Somali

Pronoun

waan

  1. first person pronoun, I, me.

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

waan

  1. ochre, clay

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005