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durgan

durgan noun: a dwarf; any undersized creature.

Noun

durgan (plural durgans)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A dwarf; any undersized creature.

Proper noun capitalized: Durgan

Durgan (plural Durgans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of durgan

Noun
pluraldurgans
alternative formdurgen
Proper noun
pluralDurgans

Origin of durgan

From Middle English *dwerghen, *dwerghin, diminutive of dwergh (“dwarf”), equivalent to dwarf + -en.

Questions about durgan

What does durgan mean?
Durgan means a dwarf; any undersized creature.
What part of speech is durgan?
Durgan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of durgan?
The plural of durgan is durgans.

Words near durgan in the dictionary

  1. Durg
  2. Durga
  3. Durga Puja
  4. durgah
  5. durgahs
  6. durgan
  7. durgans
  8. durgaw
  9. durgaws
  10. Durge
  11. Durgin

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