aangaan

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈaːŋɣaːn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to be a concern to, to concern
  • (transitive) to enter (into something), to begin (something)
  • (intransitive) to start, to turn on of a machine or device, or lights
  • (transitive) to befall, to happen to
  • (transitive) to go to (someone), to approach (someone)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch āengâan inherited from Old Dutch anagān compound from Dutch, Flemish aan (on, to, -an, at) + Dutch, Flemish gaan (go, walk).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

gaan

Gloss

go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

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