wawan
Javanese
Etymology
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.wan/
- Rhymes: -wan
- Hyphenation: wa‧wan
Noun
wawan
Derived terms
- wawan gunem
- wawan padu
Further reading
- “wawan”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from *h₂weh₁-. Cognate with Old Saxon wāian and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (waian), and more distantly with Old Church Slavonic вѣꙗти (vějati), Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi) and Sanskrit वाति (vāti).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑː.wɑn/
Verb
wāwan
- to blow, be moved by the wind
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
- hnesċre iċ eom micle halsrefēþre,
sēo hēr on winde wǣweð on lyfte.- I am much softer than down feathers
which are blown about by the wind in the air.
- I am much softer than down feathers
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
Conjugation
Conjugation of wāwan (strong, class VII)
| infinitive | wāwan | wāwenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wāwe | wēow |
| second person singular | wǣwst | wēowe |
| third person singular | wǣwþ, wǣweþ | wēow |
| plural | wāwaþ | wēowon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wāwe | wēowe |
| plural | wāwen | wēowen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wāw | |
| plural | wāwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wāwende | (ġe)wāwen | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “wāwan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
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Adjective
wawan