koon

See also: Koon, kōn, köön, k'oon, ko-on, and kɔ́ɔn

Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kon (“cheek”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːn/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [koːn]
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): [koʊ̯n]
  • Hyphenation: koon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

koon c (plural konen, diminutive koontje n)

  1. (dated in most contexts) cheek
    Synonym: wang
    • 1880, Antony Winkler Prins, Waarom:
      Ik zie, dat op haar zachte koon
      Ook frisse lenterozen bloeien,
      I see that on her soft cheek
      Fresh spring-roses blossom too,
  2. (obsolete) gill or jaw (of a fish)
    Synonym: kieuw

Usage notes
  • The sense "cheek" is still not uncommonly encountered in spoken language, particularly in the plural and the diminutive and in the expression rode konen (or rode koontjes), meaning "ruddy/rosy cheeks".

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “koon”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Finnish

Noun

koon

  1. genitive singular of koko

Noun

koon

  1. genitive singular of koo

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

koon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こおん
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