won
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English
Etymology 1
- Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.
Pronunciation
Verb
won
- simple past and past participle of win
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old English wunian, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /wɒn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn
- Homophones: one, wan
Verb
won (third-person singular simple present wons, present participle wonning, simple past and past participle wonned)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓/圆 (yuán, “circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: wŏn, IPA(key): /wɒn/
- (US) enPR: wän, IPA(key): /wɑn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒn
- Homophones: one, wan
Noun
won (plural won)
Derived terms
Translations
currency of Korea
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See also
North Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
South Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
₩ on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ㌆ (won)
Anagrams
Chuukese
Preposition
won
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
won
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
won m (plural wons)
- won (unit of currency)
Descendants
- → Persian: وون (von)
Indonesian
Etymology
Noun
won
Japanese
Romanization
won
Lower Sorbian
Pronoun
won m sg
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
won (plural wones)
- Alternative form of wone (“dwelling”)
Etymology 2
Noun
won (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wone (“course”)
Etymology 3
Adjective
won
- Alternative form of wone
Etymology 4
Adverb
won
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of whon
Etymology 5
Noun
won (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wane (“deprivation”)
Etymology 6
Adjective
won
- Alternative form of wane
Etymology 7
Adjective
won
- (West Midlands) Alternative form of wan
Etymology 8
Noun
won (plural wones)
- Alternative form of wone (“custom”)
Etymology 9
Noun
won (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wane (“woeful state”)
Etymology 10
Verb
won (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonende, wonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle woned)
- Alternative form of wonden
Etymology 11
Numeral
won
- (Late Middle English) Alternative form of on
Etymology 12
Adverb
won
- (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whanne
Conjunction
won
- (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whanne
Etymology 13
Verb
won
- Alternative form of wonen (“to dwell”)
Etymology 14
Verb
won
- Alternative form of wounden: past participle of wynden
Etymology 15
Verb
won
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
won m (definite singular wonen, indefinite plural wonar, definite plural wonane)
- won (unit of currency)
References
- “won” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
won
- Alternative form of wann
Declension
Declension of won — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | wona | wone | wone |
Accusative | wonan | wonan | wone |
Genitive | wonan | wonan | wonan |
Dative | wonan | wonan | wonan |
Instrumental | wonan | wonan | wonan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wonan | wonan | wonan |
Accusative | wonan | wonan | wonan |
Genitive | wonra, wonena | wonra, wonena | wonra, wonena |
Dative | wonum | wonum | wonum |
Instrumental | wonum | wonum | wonum |
Declension of won — Weak
Etymology 2
Verb
won
- Alternative spelling of wann
Polish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Korean 원 (won), from Chinese 圓 / 圆 (yuán).
Pronunciation
Noun
won m animal
Declension
Declension of won
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian вон (von), from Old East Slavic вънъ (vŭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ́nъ. Compare Old Polish wen.
Pronunciation
Interjection
won
Further reading
Spanish
Noun
won m (plural wones)
- won (unit of currency)
Wolof
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
won
- to show
Conjugation
present | imperfect | pluperfect | future | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st person singular | damay won | dama doon won | wonoon naa | dinaa won |
2nd person singular | dangay won | danga doon won | wonoon nga | dinga won |
3rd person singular | dafay won | dafa doon won | wonoon na | dina won |
1st person plural | dañuy won | dañu doon won | wonoon nañu | dinañu won |
2nd person plural | dangeen won | dangeen doon won | wonoon ngeen | dingeen won |
3rd person plural | deñuy won | deñu doon won | wonoon nañu | dinañu won |
imperative | ||||
singular | wonal! | |||
plural | wonleen! |
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 19
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