winnow

Etymology
From, , , from , from , from , , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. See,.

Verb

 * 1)  To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
 * 2)  To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
 * 3)  To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
 * 4)  To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
 * 1)  To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
 * 2)  To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
 * 1)  To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
 * 2)  To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
 * 1)  To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
 * 1)  To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
 * 1)  To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.

Usage notes

 * Used with adverb or preposition "down"; see also winnow down.
 * Used with adverbs or prepositions "through", "away", and "out".

Hyponyms

 * winnow down

Translations

 * Arabic: ذَرَّى, نَسَفَ
 * Azerbaijani: sovurmaq
 * Belarusian: ве́яць
 * Bikol Central:
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: rozvívat
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:, , alzar, escribar
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: λικμάω, πτίσσω
 * Ingrian: poohtaa
 * Khün: ᨺᩢ᩠ᨯ
 * Lao: ຝັດ
 * Latin: ventilo
 * Latvian:
 * Lü: ᦚᧆ
 * Macedonian: вее
 * Malay: tampi
 * Maori: kōwhiuwhiu
 * Ngazidja Comorian: pveresa, tsepva
 * Northern Thai: ᨺᩢ᩠ᨯ
 * Occitan:, , porgar
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Cyrillic: вѣꙗти
 * Old East Slavic: вѣꙗти
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Shan:
 * Slovak: viať
 * Spanish: ,
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ottoman Turkish: صاورمق, یابالامق
 * Ukrainian: ві́яти
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yoruba: fẹ́, fẹ́kà


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , ,
 * Occitan: ,
 * Polish: odsiać, odsiewać
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, inceleyip ayıklamak
 * Ukrainian: відсівати

Noun

 * 1) That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
 * 2) The act of winnowing

Translations

 * Ainu: ムイ
 * Arabic: ذَرَّايَة, مِذْرَاة, مِنْفَض
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: vějička,, čistící stroj
 * Dutch:
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: xoeira, cribo
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 사래질하다
 * Kunigami: 箕笊筒
 * Macedonian: веалка
 * Maori: kōwhiuwhiu
 * Miyako: 箕
 * Northern Amami Ōshima: さんばら
 * Occitan:
 * Okinawan: 箕笊筒
 * Okinoerabu: はら
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Tokunoshima: はーら
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: віялка
 * Yaeyama: 笊筒
 * Yonaguni: 御御