Woikn

See also: woikn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Wolkn (Southern)

Etymology

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, from Proto-Germanic *wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“moist; wet”). Cognates include German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin, Proto-Slavic *volga, Albanian ulmej (“to wet, dampen”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvoeɡ̥ːŋ̩/, [-ɡ̥ːɴ̩]

Noun

Woikn f (plural Woikn, diminutive Woikerl) (Central Bavarian)

  1. cloud (a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air)
  2. cloud (made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass)
  3. nebula (enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebl/Newö in this sense))

Hyponyms
  • Duftwoikn
  • Dåmpfwoikn
  • Gaswoikn
  • Giftwoikn
  • Gwitterwoikn
  • Klångwoikn
  • Rauchwoikn
  • Regnwoikn
  • Schneewoikn
  • Staubwoikn
  • Staubwoikn
  • Sternwoikn
  • Åschnwoikn

Derived terms
  • woikig
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