høne

Norwegian

noun
Definitions
  • a hen (female bird of Gallus gallus domesticus, and some other species).
  • a fanny (UK slang)
  • (sports) a shuttlecock

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse hœna (hen) derived from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (sing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kan-

Gloss

sing

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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