gaun

See also: Gaun and găun

Iban

Etymology

From English gown.

Noun

gaun

1. gown

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gaun, from English gown (borrowed from English via Malay without "gown" sense).

Noun

gaun (first-person possessive gaunku, second-person possessive gaunmu, third-person possessive gaunnya)

1. dress

Japanese

Romanization

gaun

1. Rōmaji transcription of ガウン

Malay

Etymology

From English gown.

Noun

gaun (Jawi spelling ݢاءون, plural gaun-gaun, informal 1st possessive gaunku, 2nd possessive gaunmu, 3rd possessive gaunnya)

1. dress, gown

Further reading

• “gaun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Scots

Verb

gaun

1. present participle of gang
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     'Faith, friend,' he says, 'that was a nasty fall for a fellow that has supped weel. Where might your road be gaun to?'

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• hame-gaun