foun

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French faon, foon, feun, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (offspring, progeny).

Pronunciation

Noun

foun (plural fownes)

  1. fawn (young of a deer)
  2. whelp (young of any animal)

Descendants

  • English: fawn

References

Tetum

Etymology

From *boru-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu. Compare Malay baru.

Adjective

foun

  1. new