kween
English
Etymology
From queen.
Noun
Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch quene (“old woman”), from Old Dutch kwena, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Cognate with English quean.
Pronunciation
Noun
kween f (plural kwenen, diminutive kweentje n)
- woman past child-bearing age; old woman, crone
- barren hermaphrodite cow, mostly female with male traits; (by extension) any infertile hermaphrodite female animal held as livestock
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