awning

English

Awnings (roof-like covers) over windows on a building.

Shop awnings over the pavement were popular in New Zealand

Canopies at Kettering station in England were described as awnings

Etymology

1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn +‎ -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans (“sloping roof”), from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *an(de)bannā (“eaves”) (compare Occitan ambans (“parapet”)), form of *ande- (intensive prefix) (compare Welsh an-, Old Irish ind-) + *bandā (“horn; peak”) (compare Welsh ban, Irish beann).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːnɪŋ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔnɪŋ/

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• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnɪŋ

Noun

awning (plural awnings)

1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
   • 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:

     At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.

   • 2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56:

     But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring. Kettering's island Platform 2/3 is especially noteworthy. Although it dates from 1879, when the station was enlarged to four platforms, the same original (1857) patterns for the delicate cast-ironwork seem to have been used - […] .

2. (nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

Derived terms

• awninged
• awning window

Related terms

• canopy

Descendants

• → Malay: awning

Translations

a rooflike cover

• Bulgarian: на́вес (bg) m (náves), те́нта f (ténta), козирка́ (bg) f (kozirká)
• Catalan: tendal (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遮篷 (zhēpeng), 雨篷 (yǔpéng), 天幕 (zh) (tiānmù), 天棚 (zh) (tiānpéng)

• Czech: markýza (cs) f
• Danish: markise (da) c
• Dutch: luifel (nl)
• Esperanto: alero, markezo (eo)
• Finnish: markiisi (fi)
• French: marquise (fr) f, auvent (fr) m
• Georgian: ტენტი (ka) (ṭenṭi)
• German: Markise (de) f
• Greek: τέντα (el) f (ténta)
• Hebrew: סוֹכֵךְ m (sochéch)
• Hindi: छज्जा (hi) m (chajjā)
• Hungarian: ponyvatető (hu), védőtető (hu), sátortető (hu), előtető (hu), ernyő (hu), ponyva (hu), vászonernyő, napellenző (hu)
• Irish: scáthbhrat m, díonbhrat m
• Japanese: 日よけ (ひよけ, hiyoke), 天幕 (ja) (てんまく, tenmaku)
• Latin: vēlārium n
• Malay: sengkuap, kajang
• Norwegian: markise (no) m
• Polish: markiza (pl) f
• Portuguese: toldo (pt) m
• Russian: марки́за (ru) m (markíza), наве́с (ru) m (navés), тент (ru) m (tɛnt), козырёк (ru) m (kozyrjók) (colloquial)
• Spanish: toldo (es) m, tejaroz (es) m, marquesina (es) m, marquesa (es) f, cobertizo (es) m
• Swedish: markis (sv) c
• Turkish: tente (tr)
• Ukrainian: маркіза f (markiza), наві́с m (navís), козиро́к (kozyrók) (colloquial)
• Vietnamese: hiên (vi)
• Welsh: cynfas (cy) m, cysgodlen f

that part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin

• Dutch: luifel (nl)
• German: Sonnenschutz (de) m
• Hindi: छज्जा (hi) m (chajjā)
• Irish: canbhás m
• Russian: наве́с (ru) m (navés)
• Turkish: tente (tr)

Anagrams

• Angwin, waning

Malay

An illustration of a person wearing a headscarf, with the top pointy part of the scarf being called 'awning'.

Etymology

Borrowed from English awning.

Pronunciation

• (English-based, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːniŋ/ [ˈɔːniŋ], /ˈawniŋ/ [ˈau̯.niŋ]
• Hyphenation: aw‧ning

Noun

awning (plural awning-awning)

1. (Islam) the top part of a headscarf when being worn (the part above the forehead)

   Holonyms: hijab, tudung

   • 2017 February 12, Tiada Nama, “Lilin Melampau Rosakkan Tudung - Lagi Tips Mudah Keraskan Awning”, in Galeri Artie‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-10-28:

     Macam mane nk hilangkan kesan lilin dekat awning tu?

     How to remove the wax marks near the 'awning'?

   • 2022 November 2, Haifa Nasir, “Dua Teknik Ni, Buat Tudung Bawal ‘On Point’ Sepanjang Hari”, in Hijabista‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-12-02:

     Dah siap gosok, dijamin mudah untuk anda bentukkan awning tudung bawal anda tu dan gayakannya mengikut citatasa masing-masing.

     Once you've finished ironing, it's guaranteed to be easy for you to shape your 'bawal' headscarf 'awning' and style it according to your own preferences.

   • 2023 July 17, “Kenapa nak kena jaga awning tudung?”, in Siti Khadijah‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-09-22:

     Ramai perempuan ambil penting bentuk awning tudung mereka sebab awning tudung ni berperanan dalam menaikkan seri dan memberikan gaya tersendiri kepada pemakai.

     Many women take the shape of their headscarf's 'awning' very seriously because the 'awning' of the headscarf plays a role in enhancing the look and giving the wearer a distinctive style.