koning
AfrikaansEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- كُوْنِڠْ (kūniŋ)
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch koning, from Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch kuning, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
koning (plural konings or koninge (dated), diminutive koninkie, feminine koningin)
Bau BidayuhEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with or borrowed from Malay kening.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
koning
- eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch kuning, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)
Derived termsEdit
- bladkoning
- Driekoningen
- dubbelkoning
- koninklijk
- koninkrijk
- koningschap
- koningshuis
- koningskind
- koningstiran
- kwartelkoning
- onderkoning
- winterkoning
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text) | |||||
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koning | koningin, dame | toren | loper, bisschop, raadsheer | paard | pion |
SasakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.
AdjectiveEdit
koning
- yellow (having yellow as its colour)
NounEdit
koning
- yellow (colour)