gwn

See also: gŵn

Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of gewoon, due to common vowel loss in text messaging. Compare srsly.

Adverb

gwn

(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of gewoon.

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʊn/
Rhymes: -ʊn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *wind-nu, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”); akin to Cornish gonn, Middle Breton goun, gonn, Old Irish ro·finnadar.

Verb

gwn

first-person singular present indicative of gwybod

Derived terms

am wn i (“I suppose”)
hyd y gwn i (“as far as I know”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gun.

Noun

gwn m (plural gynnau)

gun
Synonym: dryll

Hypernyms

arf

Derived terms

gwn peiriant (“machine gun”)
gyndwll (“gunport”)
gynnwr (“gunner”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwn*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwn	wn	ngwn	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kɯɲᴬ (“to eat”). Cognate with Thai กิน (gin), Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lao ກິນ (kin), Lü ᦂᦲᧃ (k̇iin), Tai Dam ꪀꪲꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥢ (kin), Shan ၵိၼ် (kǐn), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (kin), Saek กิ๋น, Nong Zhuang gwn.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kɯn˨˦/
Tone numbers: gwn¹
Hyphenation: gwn

Verb

gwn (1957–1982 spelling gɯn)

to eat
gwn haeux ― to eat rice/to have a meal
to drink
gwn caz ― to drink tea

Derived terms

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