poen
Dutch
Etymology
Uncertain. Originally Bargoens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pun/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: poen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
poen f or n (plural poenen, diminutive poentje n)
- (informal) money
- 1955, Jean Senn, "Poen", performed by Wim Sonneveld.
- Poen, poen, poen, poen. / De een zegt geld, de ander money, maar wij zeggen poen.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Synonyms: doekoe, geld
- 1955, Jean Senn, "Poen", performed by Wim Sonneveld.
See also
- pegel
- pieterman
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh poen, a learned borrowing from Latin poena. Cornish and Breton poan suggest a Proto-Brythonic *puɨn from Vulgar Latin *pēna, which would have given *pwyn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poːɨ̯n/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯n
Noun
poen f (plural poenau)
- pain, ache
Derived terms
- poeni
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
poen | boen | mhoen | phoen |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “poen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies