foun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French faon, foon, feun, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, progeny”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foun (plural fownes)
Descendants edit
- English: fawn
References edit
- “foun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Tetum edit
Etymology edit
From *boru-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu. Compare Malay baru.
Adjective edit
foun