awning

== English == === Etymology === 1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn +‎ -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans (“sloping roof”), from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *an(de)bannā (“eaves”) (compare Occitan ambans (“parapet”)), form of *ande- (intensive prefix) (compare Welsh an-, Old Irish ind-) + *bandā (“horn; peak”) (compare Welsh ban, Irish beann). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔnɪŋ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑnɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɔːnɪŋ === Noun === awning (plural awnings) A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. (nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== canopy ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: awning ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Angwin, waning == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English awning. === Pronunciation === (English-based, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈoːniŋ/ [ˈʔɔː.niŋ], /ˈawniŋ/ [ˈʔau̯.niŋ] Hyphenation: aw‧ning === Noun === awning (plural awning-awning or awning2) (Islam) the top part of a headscarf when being worn (the part above the forehead) Holonyms: hijab, tudung