hoofdkussen

Concepts

pillow

cushion

Synonyms

kussen

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oorkussen

peluw

Translations

oreiller

Kissen

Kopfkissen

almohada

almofada

guanciale

travesseiro

coixí

cervical

yastık

cuscino

almuada

μαξιλάρι

coussin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦoːftˌkʏ.sə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hovetkussen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *hōvitkussīn

In summary

From Middle Dutch hovetkussen, from Old Dutch *hōvitkussīn, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidakussīn. By surface analysis, hoofd (“head”) + kussen (“pillow, cushion”).