awn

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Awngi. === Symbol === awn (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Awngi. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Awngi terms == English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔːn/ Rhymes: -ɔːn Homophones: en (cot–caught merger); on (Southern US, Midland US or cot–caught merger) === Noun === awn (plural awns) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === NWA, WAN, Wan, naw, wan, wan- == Middle Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.un/, /au̯n/ === Verb === awn inflection of mynet: first-person plural present indicative/imperative first-person singular imperfect indicative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Interjection === awn (Internet slang) aw, aww (express affection) == Scots == === Determiner === awn (obsolete) alternative form of ain == Tashelhit == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber *awən. Cognate with Ghadames and Tayert awən (“to climb”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awn/ === Verb === awn (intensive aorist ttawn, preterite iwn, verbal noun awwan, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵡⵏ, Arabic spelling آون) (intransitive) to climb (transitive) to raise (intransitive) to not worry about ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN == Welsh == === Alternative forms === elwn (first person singular subjunctive and conditional) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /au̯n/ Rhymes: -au̯n === Verb === awn inflection of mynd: first-person plural present indicative/future first-person singular conditional (literary) first-person plural imperative === Mutation ===