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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch koning, from Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
koning (plural konings or koninge (dated), diminutive koninkie, feminine koningin)
- king
- (chess) king
See also
Bau Bidayuh
Etymology
Cognate with or borrowed from Malay kening.
Pronunciation
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Noun
koning
- eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.
Pronunciation
Noun
koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)
- a king, monarch
- a king, top-dog
- (chess) a king
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Sasak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.
Adjective
koning
- yellow (having yellow as its colour)
Noun
koning
- yellow (colour)