Estonian edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kaun (genitive kauna, partitive kauna)

  1. (botany) pod

Declension edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Higaonon edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Cebuano kaon.

Verb edit

kaun

  1. to eat

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

kaun m (definite singular kaunen, indefinite plural kaunar, definite plural kaunane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kong

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

kaun n

  1. boil, abscess

Descendants edit

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaun, kong
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kong

Tausug edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən.

Verb edit

kaun (used in the form magkaun)

  1. to eat

Derived terms edit