waaien
Meaning
- to blow
- (impersonal) to be windy
- to wave
Concepts
blow
aerate
fan
animation
blowing
breath
breeze
gust of wind
inspiration
whiff
wind
flutter
whiffle
Frequency
Hyphenated as
waai‧en
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋaːi̯.ə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch *wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.
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