kauen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to chew (something)
- (intransitive, weak) to chew, to gnaw
- (weak) to bite
Synonyms
Translations
masticar
masticare
mâcher
kauwen
mastigar
mastegar
çiğnemek
cûn
μασώFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaʊ̯ən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German kūwen, kiuwen, kewen, from Old High German kūwen, kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan. The form shows the Central German development of Middle High German -iuw- → -ūw-, which is only sporadically reflected in the modern standard language (compare brauen). The expected form can still be found in the compound wiederkäuen (“to chew the cud”). Cognate with Dutch kauwen, Low German käwwen, West Frisian koaie, kôgje, English chew.
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