waan

See also: Waan, wáán, and waañ

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch waan, from Middle Dutch waen, from Old Dutch *wān, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

waan (plural wane, diminutive waantjie)

1. delusion

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːn

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wâen, from Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

waan m (plural wanen, diminutive waantje n)

1. delusion

Derived terms

• waan van de dag
• waanidee
• waanvoorstelling
• waanzin

 

Related terms

• wanen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: waan

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

waan

1. inflection of wanen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Somali

Pronoun

waan

1. first person pronoun, I, me.

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

waan

1. ochre, clay

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005