"won" meaning in English

See won in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /wɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-won (live, Korea).wav Forms: won [plural]
enPR: wŏn [Received-Pronunciation], wän [US] Rhymes: -ɒn Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|원(圓)}} Korean 원(圓) (won), {{der|en|zhx}} Sinitic, {{doublet|en|yuan|yen}} Doublet of yuan and yen Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} won (plural won)
  1. The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea. Synonyms: , ₩ Derived forms: blue won, red won Related terms: ㌆ (english: won) Translations (currency of Korea): վոն (von) (Armenian), во́на (vóna) [feminine] (Belarusian), вон (von) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 韓圓 /韩圆 (Hán yuán) [South-Korea] (Chinese Mandarin), 朝鮮圓 /朝鲜圆 (Cháoxiǎn yuán) [North-Korea] (Chinese Mandarin), vonn (Estonian), won [masculine] (French), ვონი (voni) (Georgian), वॉन (vŏn) (Hindi), von (Hungarian), won (Indonesian), ウォン (won) (Japanese), уон (uon) (Kazakh), វ៉ុន (von) (Khmer), (won) (alt: ) (Korean), вон (von) [masculine] (Macedonian), وون (von) (Persian), won [masculine] (Polish), во́на (vóna) [feminine] (Russian), วอน (wɔɔn) (Thai), во́на (vóna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ۋون (won) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-won-en-noun-b7HGSo7f Categories (other): English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Currencies, North Korea, South Korea Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 50 18 19 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 10 5 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 78 10 7 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 16 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 28 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 5 3 26 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 2 34 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 75 11 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 11 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 75 11 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 14 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 79 9 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 10 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 75 11 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 78 10 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 81 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 75 11 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 75 11 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 13 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 77 12 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 77 11 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 79 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Currencies: 93 3 2 2 Disambiguation of North Korea: 99 1 0 0 Disambiguation of South Korea: 100 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /wʌn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-won.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-won (past).wav , en-us-one.ogg
enPR: wŭn Rhymes: -ʌn Etymology: * Past participle of win, from Old English winnan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|winnan}} Old English winnan Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} won
  1. simple past and past participle of win Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: win Derived forms: hard-won, unwon
    Sense id: en-won-en-verb-oCybZdwZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /wɒn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-won (live, Korea).wav Forms: wons [present, singular, third-person], wonning [participle, present], wonned [participle, past], wonned [past], wone [alternative]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn Etymology: From Old English wunian, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|wunian}} Old English wunian, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wunāną}} Proto-Germanic *wunāną, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*wenh₁-||to wish, love}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”), {{cog|nl|wonen}} Dutch wonen, {{cog|de|wohnen}} German wohnen Head templates: {{en-verb}} won (third-person singular simple present wons, present participle wonning, simple past and past participle wonned)
  1. (archaic or obsolete, regional) To live, remain. Tags: archaic, obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-won-en-verb-Adqi29RU Categories (other): Regional English
  2. (archaic or obsolete, regional) To be accustomed to do something. Tags: archaic, obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-won-en-verb-8A4E8xyX Categories (other): Regional English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, xxxiii",
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          "word": "blue won"
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          "word": "㌆"
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        {
          "word": "₩"
        },
        {
          "word": "₩"
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        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "lang_code": "hy",
          "roman": "von",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "word": "վոն"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "vóna",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "во́на"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "von",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вон"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Hán yuán",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "tags": [
            "South-Korea"
          ],
          "word": "韓圓 /韩圆"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Cháoxiǎn yuán",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "tags": [
            "North-Korea"
          ],
          "word": "朝鮮圓 /朝鲜圆"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "lang_code": "et",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "word": "vonn"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "won"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "lang_code": "ka",
          "roman": "voni",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "word": "ვონი"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "vŏn",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "word": "वॉन"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "currency of Korea",
          "word": "von"
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      "word": "վոն"
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      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "von",
      "sense": "currency of Korea",
      "word": "وون"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "currency of Korea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "won"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vóna",
      "sense": "currency of Korea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "во́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "wɔɔn",
      "sense": "currency of Korea",
      "word": "วอน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "vóna",
      "sense": "currency of Korea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "во́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "lang_code": "ug",
      "roman": "won",
      "sense": "currency of Korea",
      "word": "ۋون"
    }
  ],
  "word": "won"
}

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