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won

See also: Won, woń, wón, wōn, wōń, wọn, woŋ, and wɔn

English

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Etymology 1

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won

  1. simple past and past participle of win
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Etymology 2

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From Old English wunian, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.

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won (third-person singular simple present wons, present participle wonning, simple past and past participle wonned)

  1. (archaic or obsolete, regional) To live, remain.
  2. (archaic or obsolete, regional) To be accustomed to do something.

Etymology 3

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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.

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won (plural won)

  1. The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
    Synonyms: ₩, ￦
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Anagrams

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Chuukese

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Preposition

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won

  1. on

Dutch

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won

  1. singular past indicative of winnen

French

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Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won).

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won m (plural wons)

  1. won (unit of currency)

Descendants

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  • → Persian: وون (von)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won).

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won

  1. The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Japanese

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Romanization

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won

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ウォン

Lower Sorbian

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Pronoun

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won m sg

  1. Superseded spelling of wón.

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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won (plural wones)

  1. Alternative form of wone (“dwelling”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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won (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of wone (“course”)

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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won

  1. Alternative form of wone

Etymology 4

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Adverb

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won

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of whon

Etymology 5

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won (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of wane (“deprivation”)

Etymology 6

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Adjective

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won

  1. Alternative form of wane

Etymology 7

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Adjective

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won

  1. Alternative form of wan

Etymology 8

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won (plural wones)

  1. Alternative form of wone (“custom”)

Etymology 9

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won (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of wane (“woeful state”)

Etymology 10

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won (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonende, wonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle woned)

  1. Alternative form of wonden

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Numeral

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won

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of on

Etymology 12

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Adverb

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won

  1. (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whanne

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won

  1. (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whanne

Etymology 13

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won

  1. Alternative form of wonen (“to dwell”)

Etymology 14

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won

  1. Alternative form of wounden: past participle of wynden

Etymology 15

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won

  1. Alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen
  2. Alternative form of wonnen: past participle of winnen

Norwegian Nynorsk

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won m (definite singular wonen, indefinite plural wonar, definite plural wonane)

  1. won (unit of currency)

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Old English

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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won

  1. Alternative form of wann, first/third-person singular past indicative of winnan

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Korean 원 (won), from Chinese 圓／圆 (yuán).

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won m animal

  1. won (currency of South Korea)
  2. won (currency of North Korea)
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Declension of won
singular plural
nominative won wony
genitive wona wonów
dative wonowi wonom
accusative wona wony
instrumental wonem wonami
locative wonie wonach
vocative wonie wony

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian вон (von), from Old East Slavic вънъ (vŭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ́nъ. Compare Old Polish wen.

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won

  1. (colloquial, dismissal) out!, get out!
    Synonyms: precz, sio, wynocha

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  • won in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • won in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Noun

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won m (plural wones)

  1. won (unit of currency)

Wolof

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won

  1. to show

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Conjugation of won
Present Imperfect Pluperfect Future
1st s. damay won dama doon won wonoon naa dinaa won
2nd s. dangay won danga doon won wonoon nga dinga won
3rd s. dafay won dafa doon won wonoon na dina won
1st p. dañuy won dañu doon won wonoon nañu dinañu won
2nd p. dangeen won dangeen doon won wonoon ngeen dingeen won
3rd p. deñuy won deñu doon won wonoon nañu dinañu won
Imperative
singular wonal!
plural wonleen!

References

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Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 19

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