different between dwelling vs hogan

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dw?.l??/
• Rhymes: -?l??

Etymology 1

From Middle English dwelling, duelling (“delay, continuance, abode”). More at dwell.

Noun

dwelling (plural dwellings)

1. A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:abode

Derived terms

• dwellinghouse, dwelling house
• dwelling-place
• lake dwelling (“prehistoric structure”)

Translations

References

• dwelling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Etymology 2

From dwell +? -ing.

Verb

dwelling

1. present participle of dwell

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?.??n/
• Rhymes: -????n

Noun

hogan (plural hogans)

1. A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.

Translations

See also

• other traditional Native American dwellings:
  • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
  • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
  • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
  • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
  • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
  • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
  • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)

Anagrams

• Hoang

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ho????n/

Noun

hogan m (plural hogin)

1. haw (fruit of the hawthorn)

   Synonyms: hogro, perigoù-Doue, perigoù-spern

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hogen

Etymology

Northwest Walian pronunciation of hogen (“little girl”), where e in a final unstressed syllable is commonly pronounced a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??an/

Noun

hogan m (plural gennod or hogennod, not mutable)

1. (North Wales) girl

   Synonym: merch

Coordinate terms

• (gender): hogyn (“boy”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “hogan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies