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wiek.

sail of a windmill or blade on a wind turbine

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʋik/
  1. sail of a windmill or blade on a wind turbine

    feminine
  2. propeller of a helicopter or similar aircraft

    feminine
  3. wing

    archaic · feminine · poetic
  4. wick

    Southern · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wieke, from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle, wick”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).

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