wiek

Meaning

  1. (feminine) sail of a windmill or blade on a wind turbine
  2. (feminine) propeller of a helicopter or similar aircraft
  3. (archaic,feminine,poetic) wing
  4. (Southern,feminine) wick

Concepts

wick

wing

sailcloth

pinion

Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋik/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch wieke, from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle, wick”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).

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