korn
Pronunciation: [kʰuːɳ]
“korn” is a Swedish word. Its 9 meanings in English:
noun
- a grain (single seed of grass food crops)
- a kernel (of corn or wheat)
- a grain (of some other seeds)
- a small, rounded particle; a grain, a speck, etc.
- barley, the genus Hordeum
- a bead (front sight of a gun)
- to get/have in one's sights ((become aware of and) target, in some sense)
- spot on, perfectly (of a portrayal or the like)
- alloy (precious metal) in a (gold or silver) coin
Etymology
From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.
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