gapen

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to yawn
2. (intransitive) to gape

Concepts

yawn

gape

gawk

rubberneck

stand gaping

Synonyms

geeuwen

dom kijken

aangapen

wijd openstaan

Translations

gähnen

bostezar

sbadigliare

bâiller

bocejar

béer

anglotzen

badauder

badallar

ficar boquiaberto

embasbacar-se

esnemek

gaffen

χασμουριέμαι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɣaːpə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gapen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *gapon

Cognate with Ancient Greek: χάσκω

Cognate with Russian: зия́ть

Cognate with Sanskrit: विजिहीते

Cognate with English: yawn

In summary

From Middle Dutch gapen, from Old Dutch *gapon, from Proto-West Germanic *gapōn, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁y- (“to gape, be wide open”), related to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō), Russian зия́ть (zijátʹ), Sanskrit विजिहीते (vijihīte), and Proto-Germanic *gīnaną, *ganōną (English yawn).