kön

Swedish

/ɕøːn/, /køːn/

noun
Definitions
  • sex, gender
  • (grammar) gender
  • genitalia; sex organ

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish køn inherited from Old Norse kyn (wonder, race, kin, kindred) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunją (kin, family, descent, race, generation, clan, portent, omen, miracle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear), *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

Emoji

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