Woikn

See also: woikn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Wolkn (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, from Proto-Germanic *wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“moist; wet”). Cognates include German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin, Proto-Slavic *volga, Albanian ulmej (“to wet, dampen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoeɡ̥ːŋ̩/, [-ɡ̥ːɴ̩]

Noun

Woikn f (plural Woikn, diminutive Woikerl) (Central Bavarian)

1. cloud (a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air)
2. cloud (made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass)
3. nebula (enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebl/Newö in this sense))

Hyponyms

• Duftwoikn
• Dåmpfwoikn
• Gaswoikn
• Giftwoikn
• Gwitterwoikn
• Klångwoikn
• Rauchwoikn
• Regnwoikn
• Schneewoikn
• Staubwoikn
• Staubwoikn
• Sternwoikn
• Åschnwoikn

 

Derived terms

• woikig