koon

Signification (Anglais)

1. (dated, feminine) cheek
2. (feminine, obsolete) gill or jaw (of a fish)

Concepts

joue

fesse

Synonymes

wang

kaak

Traductions

Backe

Wange

mejilla

cheek

bochecha

face

guancia

galta

ganascia

gauta

cachete

sass

face

Stirn

βούκκα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/koːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à saterlandais: kon

In summary

From Middle Dutch coon, from Old Dutch *koun, from Proto-West Germanic *kaun (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *kauną (“jaw, jawbone, cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with West Frisian koan (“cheek”), Old Norse kaun (“sore, abscess”).