pewen

Mapudungun

Noun

pewen

monkey puzzle tree

Descendants

→ Spanish: pehuén

Middle English

Alternative forms

pewlen

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛu̯ən/, /ˈpɛu̯lən/

Verb

pewen

(Late Middle English, hapax) to cry plaintively (of a kite)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pewen, pewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	pewe	pewed
2nd-person singular	pewest	pewedest
3rd-person singular	peweth	pewed
subjunctive singular	pewe	pewed
imperative singular	pewe	—

plural¹	pewen, pewe	peweden, pewede
imperative plural	peweth, pewe	—

participles	pewynge, pewende	pewed, ypewed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

Yola: poumgaam, pouingaan (gerund, via pewlynge)

References

“peuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“peulen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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