"koon" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /koːn/, [koːn] [Belgium], [koʊ̯n] [Netherlands] Audio: nl-koon.ogg Forms: konen [plural], koontje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -oːn Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|coon}} Middle Dutch coon, {{inh|nl|odt|*koun}} Old Dutch *koun, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kaun|t=jaw, cheek}} Proto-West Germanic *kaun (“jaw, cheek”), {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*kauną|t=jaw, jawbone, cheek}} Proto-Germanic *kauną (“jaw, jawbone, cheek”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*gew-|t=to bend, curve}} Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”), {{cog|fy|koan|t=cheek}} West Frisian koan (“cheek”), {{cog|non|kaun|t=sore, abscess}} Old Norse kaun (“sore, abscess”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|konen|+}} koon f (plural konen, diminutive koontje n)
  1. (dated in most contexts) cheek Tags: dated, feminine Synonyms: wang
    Sense id: en-koon-nl-noun-NUmyogXm Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Animal body parts, Face Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 67 33 Disambiguation of Face: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) gill or jaw (of a fish) Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: kieuw
    Sense id: en-koon-nl-noun-eRHZ64NW

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "coon"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch coon",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "koan",
        "t": "cheek"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian koan (“cheek”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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        "t": "sore, abscess"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "konen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koontje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
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        "koon"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
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          "_dis": "67 33",
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              31
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          ],
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            [
              23,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I see that on her soft cheek\nFresh spring-roses blossom too,",
          "ref": "1880, Antony Winkler Prins, Waarom:",
          "text": "Ik zie, dat op haar zachte koon\nOok frisse lenterozen bloeien,",
          "translation": "I see that on her soft cheek\nFresh spring-roses blossom too,",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "(dated in most contexts) cheek"
      ],
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        "in most contexts"
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          "word": "wang"
        }
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      "tags": [
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        ],
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          "jaw"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) gill or jaw (of a fish)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kieuw"
        }
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/koːn/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[koːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Belgium"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[koʊ̯n]",
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        "Netherlands"
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    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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        "t": "to bend, curve"
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      "name": "der"
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        "t": "cheek"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "konen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koontje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "konen",
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      },
      "expansion": "koon f (plural konen, diminutive koontje n)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "koon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Dutch terms with quotations"
      ],
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              27,
              31
            ]
          ],
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              23,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I see that on her soft cheek\nFresh spring-roses blossom too,",
          "ref": "1880, Antony Winkler Prins, Waarom:",
          "text": "Ik zie, dat op haar zachte koon\nOok frisse lenterozen bloeien,",
          "translation": "I see that on her soft cheek\nFresh spring-roses blossom too,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "cheek"
      ],
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        "(dated in most contexts) cheek"
      ],
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        "in most contexts"
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          "word": "wang"
        }
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        "dated",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "gill or jaw (of a fish)"
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          "jaw"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) gill or jaw (of a fish)"
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        {
          "word": "kieuw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Belgium"
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        "Netherlands"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
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}

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