gwn

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See also: gŵn

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortening of gewoon, due to common vowel loss in text messaging. Compare srsly.

Adverb[edit]

gwn

  1. (informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of gewoon.

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *wind-nu, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see, know); akin to Cornish gonn, Middle Breton goun, gonn, Old Irish ro·finnadar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gwn

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gwybod

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwn wn ngwn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *kɯɲᴬ (to eat). Cognate with Thai กิน (gin), Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lao ກິນ (kin), ᦂᦲᧃ (k̇iin), Tai Dam ꪀꪲꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥢ (kin), Shan ၵိၼ် (kǐn), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (kin), Saek กิ๋น, Nong Zhuang gwn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gwn (1957–1982 spelling gɯn)

  1. to eat
    gwn haeuxto eat rice/to have a meal
  2. to drink
    gwn cazto drink tea

Derived terms[edit]