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: kön (archaic, obsolete)

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən.

Verb

kaun (used in the form magkaun)

1. to eat

Derived terms

• kaunun
• kakaun
• pagkaun