"kuw" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Forms: kuwen [plural], kuwtje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch cuwe (“jaw, jawbone; gill”), variant of couwe, cauwe, from Old Dutch *kouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *kauwā. Compare also Middle Dutch guwe (“jaw”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|cuwe|t=jaw, jawbone; gill}} Middle Dutch cuwe (“jaw, jawbone; gill”), {{inh|nl|odt|*kouwa}} Old Dutch *kouwa, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kauwā}} Proto-West Germanic *kauwā, {{ncog|dum|guwe|t=jaw}} Middle Dutch guwe (“jaw”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} kuw f (plural kuwen, diminutive kuwtje n)
  1. (now dialectal) jaw Tags: dialectal, feminine
    Sense id: en-kuw-nl-noun-9pXnGrOB Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (now dialectal) gill Tags: dialectal, feminine
    Sense id: en-kuw-nl-noun-jWqpRjCK Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
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      },
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "kuwtje",
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