koon

Meaning

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

Concepts

cheek

face

sass

Synonyms

wang

kaak

Translations

Wange

Backe

joue

mejilla

face

guancia

bochecha

galta

ganascia

cachete

gauta

fesse

Stirn

βούκκα

παρεία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: 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”).