wiek
Meaning
- (feminine) sail of a windmill or blade on a wind turbine
- (feminine) propeller of a helicopter or similar aircraft
- (archaic,feminine,poetic) wing
- (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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