hoanne

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwanə/

Noun

hoanne c (plural hoannen, diminutive hoantsje)

1. rooster

Further reading

• “hoanne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011