wange

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See also: Wange and wǎngē

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿangewynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wangô (cheek), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (neck, cheek). More at wang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.ɡe/, [ˈwɑŋ.ɡe]

Noun

wange n

  1. cheek, jaw

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: wange

Ternate

Noun

wange

  1. day (a period from midnight to the following midnight)
  2. day (any period of 24 hours)
  3. sun (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system)

Synonyms

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh