koning
Afrikaans edit
Alternative forms edit
- كُوْنِڠْ (kūniŋ)
Etymology edit
From Dutch koning, from Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch kuning, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koning (plural konings or koninge (dated), diminutive koninkie, feminine koningin)
Bau Bidayuh edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with or borrowed from Malay kening.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koning
- eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch kuning, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)
Derived terms edit
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See also edit
Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text) | |||||
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koning | koningin, dame | toren | loper, bisschop, raadsheer | paard | pion |
Sasak edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.
Adjective edit
koning
- yellow (having yellow as its colour)
Noun edit
koning
- yellow (colour)