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ahan.

pain due to manual labour

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.ɑ̃/
  1. pain due to manual labour

    dated · masculine
  2. groan

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French ahan, from Vulgar Latin *afannō, of unknown origin. Indirectly attested by the Old French ahaner and the Old Occitan afanar. Since afannō is a verb, ahan is likely a deverbal of ahaner, although ahan is attested first.

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