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ken

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forKenyang.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishkennen(“to give birth, conceive, generate, beget; to develop (as a fetus), hatch out (of eggs); to sustain, nourish, nurture”), fromOld Englishcennan(“to give birth, conceive, generate, beget”), fromProto-West Germanic*kannjan, fromProto-Germanic*kanjaną.

Verb

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ken (third-person singular simple presentkens,present participlekenning,simple past and past participlekenned)

  1. (obsolete) Togive birth,conceive,beget,be born; todevelop (as a fetus); tonourish,sustain (as life).
    • 1524,Desiderius Erasmus, translated byMargaret Roper,A Devout Treatise upon the Paternoster:
      To the soul this ghostly bread is the learning and the teaching and the understanding in the commandments of God, wherethrough the soul iskenned and lives.

Etymology 2

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Northern English dialects and Scots language fromMiddle Englishkennen, fromOld Englishcennan(“make known, declare, acknowledge”) originally “to make known”, causative ofcunnan(“to become acquainted with, to know”), fromProto-West Germanic*kannijan, fromProto-Germanic*kannijaną, causative of*kunnaną(“be able”), from which comes the verbcan.

Cognate withWest Frisiankenne(“to know; recognise”),Dutchkennen(“to know”),Germankennen(“to know, be acquainted with someone/something”),Norwegian Bokmålkjenne,Norwegian Nynorskkjenna,Old Norsekenna(“to know, perceive”),Swedishkänna(“to know, feel”),Danishkende(“to know”).See also:can,con.

Verb

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ken (third-person singular simple presentkens,present participlekenning,simple past and past participlekennedorkent)

  1. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) Toknow,perceive orunderstand.
    • 1902, John Buchan,The Outgoing of the Tide:
      It was noted by them thatkenned best that her cantrips were at their worst when the tides in the Sker Bay ebbed between the hours of twelve and one.
    • 1993,Mike Leigh,Naked (motion picture):
      Johnny: Is your name Maggie? / Maggie: How'd youken that? / Johnny: It's just a hunch. Are you looking for the, uh, petulant dwarf?
    • 1994 [1993],Irvine Welsh,Trainspotting, London: Minerva,→ISBN,page 6:
      Ah thought he wis being harsh, flippant and show-oafy, until ah got sae far in. Now ahken precisely what the cunt meant.
  2. (obsolete, chiefly Scotland) To discover bysight; tocatch sight of; todescry.
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Translations
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to know, perceive or understand

Etymology 3

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From a nautical abbreviation of Middle Englishkenning, present participle of the verbkennen(“to make known, point out, reveal; to direct, instruct, teach; to know, perceive”).

Noun

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ken (uncountable)

  1. Range ofperception.
    • 1909,Joseph Conrad,The Secret Sharer Chapter 1:
      I had somehow the impression that he was on the point of letting go the ladder to swim awaybeyond myken.
  2. Knowledge,perception, orsight.
    • 1642 (indicated as1641),John Milton, “That Church-governement is Prescrib’d in the Gospell, and that to Say Otherwise is Unsound”, inThe Reason of Church-governement Urg’d against Prelaty […], London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […],→OCLC, 1st book,page 4:
      So far is it from thekenne of theſe wretched projectors of ours that beſcraull their Pamflets every day with new formes of government for our Church.
    • 1913, Louise Jopling,Poems:
      Within ourken / The Nightingale—ah! Love, the Nightingale! / Her tender sweetness made our cheeks grow pale,
    • 1957,United States Congressional serial set, number11976:
      These people, these 20 or 25, were in myken. Senator Jenner. In his what? Mr. Greenglass. Myken, my line of vision, my knowledge.
    • 1977, Roulhac Toledano, Sally Kittredge Evans,The Esplanade Ridge:
      On this occasion, I wrote to them: "Two more modest and deserving people than you are not in ourken; and it is but fitting that you receive this, preservation's most prestigious prize, for your selfless devotion to the cause through the years.
    • 1986,John le Carré,A Perfect Spy:
      Though he was out in the streets and away from the Firm and the Firm'sken, though he had work to do and action to relieve him, he was angry.
    • 1999, Catherine Z. Elgin,Considered Judgment:
      Since nothing in ourken differentiates knowledge from luck, something beyond our ken is introduced to do so. But the conviction that we know something is small comfort when coupled with the realization that we cannot tell what.
    • 2012, Keith McCarthy,Nor All Your Tears:
      I couldn't see the funny side myself, but Tristan could; after a while he could hardly control his merriment, in fact, so that he collapsed back on the bed, continuing to chortle, more of his rather unpleasant teeth making an unwelcome appearance in myken.
    • 2015, Brian Bates,The Real Middle Earth:
      It was an intelligence beyond humanken but integral to everything, perhaps most like the Great Tao of Eastern philosophy of the same period, and it flowed like a European form of Chinese chi.
  3. (nautical)Range ofsight.
    • 1667,John Milton, “Book I”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC, lines59-60:
      At once as far as Angelskenn he views / The dismal Situation waste and wilde[…]
Usage notes
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In common usage afossil word, found only in phrases such asbeyond one’s ken andswim into one’s ken.

Coordinate terms
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  • (nautical range of sight):offing
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Translations
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knowledge or perception
range of sight
References
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Etymology 4

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Of unknown origin. Perhaps fromkennel.

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Noun

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ken (pluralkens)

  1. (slang, UK, regional, thieves' cant) Ahouse, especially aden ofthieves.
    • 1611,Thomas Middleton, “The Roaring Girl”, in Arthur Henry Bullen, editor,The Works of Thomas Middleton‎[3], volume 4, published1885, act 5, scene 1, pages128–129:
      Ben mort, shall you and I heave a bough, mill aken, or nip a bung, and then we'll couch a hogshead under the ruffmans, and there you shall wap with me, and I'll niggle with you.
    • 1828,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman‎[4], page383:
      Ah, Bess, my covess, strike me blind if my sees don't tout your bingo muns in spite of the darkmans. Egad, you carry a bene blink aloft. Come to theken alone—no! my blowen; did not I tell you I should bring a pater cove, to chop up the whiners for Dawson?
    • 1851,Henry Mayhew,London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1, page351:
      Up she goes to any likelyken, where she knows there are women that are married or expect to get married, and commences begging.
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Etymology 5

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FromHebrewקֵן(qēn,“nest”).

Noun

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ken (pluralkenim)

  1. (Judaism) Youth or children's group.
    • 2016 January 15, Dan Pine, “Hike, swim, fix the world: Kids mix it up at Gilboa camp”, inThe Jewish News of Northern California‎[5]:
      Gilboa and Habonim Dror also run year-round programming, holding regional reunions (calledkenim) up and down the state
    • 2018 October 6, Meital Shapiro, “What It's Like to Be a Socialist Zionist in the U.S.”, inIsrael News‎[6]:
      Gavriella: At an annual movement conference. I went for the first time, and we proposed creating newkenim [branches] and it was approved, which is amazing!
    • 2007, David Gur, דוד גור, Eli Netser,Brothers for Resistance and Rescue, page87:
      At the beginning of 1944 he was sent to Debreccen to operate the localken and to organize self-defense.

Etymology 6

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FromJapanese間.

Noun

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ken (pluralkensorken)

  1. AJapaneseunit oflength equal to sixshakus.

Etymology 7

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FromJapanese剣.

Noun

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ken (pluralken)

  1. Thetsurugi (type of sword).

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈken/ [ˈkɛn]
  • Hyphenation:ken

Pronoun

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kén (predicativekéeni)

  1. they,them

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Afar personal pronouns
1st person2nd person3rd person
mf
subjectsingularanúatúúsukís
pluralnanúisínúsun
objectsingularyókókátét
pluralnésínkén

Determiner

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kén

  1. their

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Afar possessive determiners
1st person2nd person3rd person
mf
personalsingularyikukaytet
pluralnisinken
reflexivesingularinníisí
pluralninníisinní,sinní

References

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  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “ken”, inAn Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London,→ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015),L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[7], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromDutchkin, fromMiddle Dutchkinne, fromOld Dutchkinni, fromProto-Germanic*kinnuz, fromProto-Indo-European*ǵénus.

Noun

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ken (pluralkenne)

  1. chin
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Etymology 2

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FromDutchkennen.

Verb

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ken (presentken,present participlekennende,past participlegeken)

  1. (transitive) Toknow (a person, a thing), beacquainted with
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Ao

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Etymology

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FromProto-Central Naga*khən, of unclear further etymology.

Noun

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ken

  1. (Chungli)song

Further reading

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  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014),A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[8], Berkeley: University of California, page230
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985),Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page24
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893),Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page162

Basque

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Noun

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ken

  1. genitiveplural ofka

Breton

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Etymology

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FromProto-Brythonic*ken, fromProto-Celtic*kina(“on this side of”), fromProto-Indo-European*ḱe(“this, here”).

Adverb

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ken

  1. exclamative adverb
    ken (bras) ―so (big)
  2. equality adverb
    (n'eo ket)ken (bras ha me) ―(he/she is not) so (big as me)
  3. negative adverb
    (n'ouzon ket)ken
    (I don't know)any more

Cimbrian

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle High Germankemen,quemen, fromOld High Germankweman, fromProto-West Germanic*kweman, fromProto-Germanic*kwemaną. Cognate withGermankommen,Englishcome.

Verb

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ken (strong)

  1. (Tredici Comuni) tocome
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Etymology 2

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

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ken

  1. than
    Synonyms:dan,bèdar,kédar

Further reading

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  • “ken” inMartalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974),Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013)Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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ken

  1. skirt

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ken

  1. inflection ofkennen:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

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Finnish

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ken (compareVotictšen), fromProto-Uralic*ke (compareTer Samikie,Erzyaки(ki),кие(kije),Udmurtкин(kin),Hungarianki).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈken/,[ˈk̟e̞n]
  • Rhymes:-en
  • Syllabification(key):ken
  • Hyphenation(key):ken

Pronoun

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ken

  1. (interrogative, dated)who;(when followed by a modifier in the elative case)whichone (of)
  2. (indefinite, dated)whoever

Usage notes

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  • Ken is old-fashioned or poetic in tone (or dialectal), yet its inflected forms are common and standard. See the usage notes underkuka.
  • The traditional distribution ofken as a nominative singular form is as follows:
Dialectal distribution ofken
  • Northern Tavastia (Pohjois-Häme)[Tavastian dialects]
    • Kuorevesi, Längelmäki, Pirkkala, Pälkäne, Urjala, Vilppula
  • Southern Tavastia (Etelä-Häme)[Tavastian dialects]
    • Jokioinen, Tammela
  • Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa)[Central and North Ostrobothnian dialects]
    • Himanka
  • Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa)[Central and North Ostrobothnian dialects]
    • Utajärvi
  • Kainuu[Savonian dialects]
    • Kajaani, Puolanka, Ristijärvi, Sotkamo
  • Western Central Finland (Läntinen Keski-Suomi)[Savonian dialects]
    • Ähtäri
  • Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo)[Savonian dialects]
    • Joroinen, Nilsiä, Sonkajärvi, Tuusniemi
  • Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo)[Savonian dialects]
    • Hirvensalmi, Juva, Kerimäki, Ristiina, Sääminki
  • Northern Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala)[Savonian dialects]
    • Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kesälahti, Kiihtelysvaara, Kitee, Kontiolahti, Korabselki (Korpiselkä), Liperi, Outokumpu/Kuusjärvi, Pielisjärvi, Pyhäselkä, Rautavaara, Ruskeala, Tohmajärvi, Tuupovaara, Valtimo
  • Central Karelia (Keski-Karjala)[Southeastern dialects]
    • Gromovo (Sakkola), Khiytola (Hiitola), Kurkijoki, Lumivaara, Melnikovskoye (Räisälä), Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi (Vpl)), Parikkala, Priozersk (Käkisalmi), Saari, Sevastyanovskoye (Kaukola), Sosnovo (Rautu), Uukuniemi, Yakkima (Jaakkima)
  • Southern Karelia (Etelä-Karjala)[Southeastern dialects]
    • Kondratyevo (Säkkijärvi), Lappee, Lemi, Pervomayskoye (Kivennapa), Pobeda (Kanneljärvi), Polyany (Uusikirkko (Vpl)), Pravdino (Muolaa), Primorsk (Koivisto), Ruokolahti, Savitaipale, Svobodnoye (Kirvu), Virolahti, Vyborg (Viipuri), Ylämaa
  • Ingria (Inkeri)[Southeastern dialects]
    • Bolshoye Kuzemkino (Narvusi), Dudergof (Tuutari/Tuuteri), Gubanitsy (Kupanitsa), Kallivere/Kallivieri, Kobrino (Koprina), Koltushi (Keltto), Lembolovo (Lempaala), Markovo (Markkova), Martyshkino (Tyrö), Moloskovitsy (Moloskovitsa), Nikuljasy (Miikkulainen), Ribovo (Rääpyvä), Shundorovo (Hietamäki), Skvoritsy (Skuoritsa), Slavyanka (Venjoki), Voyskorovo (Inkere), Yarvosol (Järvisaari)

The classification of and data for regional dialects is based on pre-1950s data. Since the 1950s, the dialects have become increasingly mixed, levelled and influenced by Standard Finnish. Besides Standard Finnish, a relatively uniform and originally urban 'colloquial Finnish' is beginning to emerge in their place, especially in the cities.

Source:Suomen murteiden sanakirja byKotimaisten kielten keskus (CC BY 4.0); see the information for thebackground image for its sources and licensing

Inflection

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Seekuka.

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French

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Etymology

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Clipping ofkéni, theverlan form ofniquer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ken

  1. (vulgar, Verlan)synonym ofniquer
    • 2017, “Je m’isole”, inDans l’arène, performed by Djadja & Dinaz:
      J'sais même plus laquelle j'aiken, j'sais qu'elle kiffe la dégaine
      I don't remember which one I screwed, I know she loves the way of looking.
    • 2023,Greta Gerwig, director,Barbie (French film poster):
      Elle peut tout faire. Lui, c’est juste Ken.
      She can do anything. He’s just Ken.
      This tagline on the French poster for the filmBarbie went viral as it was thought to be a pun onLui sait justeken (“He only knows how to fuck”).

Usage notes

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Only used as infinitive or past participle.

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.[1]

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Verb

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ken

  1. (transitive) tosmear

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofken
Click for archaic forms1st person sg2nd person sg
informal		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		1st person pl2nd person pl
informal		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tiveindica­tivepre­sentindef.kenekkenszkenkenünkkentekkennek
def.kenemkenedkenikenjükkenitekkenik
2nd objkenlek
pastindef.kentemkentélkentkentünkkentetekkentek
def.kentemkentedkentekentükkentétekkenték
2nd objkentelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verbfog, e.g.kenni fog.
archaic
preterite		indef.kenékkenélkenekenénkkenétekkenének
def.kenémkenédkenékenénkkenétekkenék
2nd objkenélek
archaic pastTwo additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala (volt), e.g.ken vala,kent vala/volt.
archaic futureindef.kenendekkenendeszkenendkenendünkkenendetekkenendenek
def.kenendemkenendedkenendikenendjükkenenditekkenendik
2nd objkenendelek
condi­tionalpre­sentindef.kennékkennélkennekennénkkennétekkennének
def.kennémkennédkennékennénk
(or kennők)		kennétekkennék
2nd objkennélek
pastIndicative past forms followed byvolna, e.g.kent volna
sub­junc­tivesub­junc­tivepre­sentindef.kenjekkenj or
kenjél		kenjenkenjünkkenjetekkenjenek
def.kenjemkend or
kenjed		kenjekenjükkenjétekkenjék
2nd objkenjelek
(archaic) pastIndicative past forms followed bylégyen, e.g.kent légyen
infinitivekennikennemkennedkenniekennünkkennetekkenniük
other
forms		verbal nounpresent part.past part.future part.adverbial participlecausative
kenéskenőkentkenendőkenve (kenvén)kenet
The archaic passive conjugation had the same-(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by-ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional-ik verbs).
Potential conjugation ofken
Click for archaic forms1st person sg2nd person sg
informal		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		1st person pl2nd person pl
informal		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tiveindica­tivepre­sentindef.kenhetekkenhetszkenhetkenhetünkkenhettekkenhetnek
def.kenhetemkenhetedkenhetikenhetjükkenhetitekkenhetik
2nd objkenhetlek
pastindef.kenhettemkenhettélkenhetettkenhettünkkenhettetekkenhettek
def.kenhettemkenhettedkenhettekenhettükkenhettétekkenhették
2nd objkenhettelek
archaic
preterite		indef.kenhetékkenhetélkenhetekenheténkkenhetétekkenhetének
def.kenhetémkenhetédkenhetékenheténkkenhetétekkenheték
2nd objkenhetélek
archaic pastTwo additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala (volt), e.g.kenhet vala,kenhetett vala/volt.
archaic futureindef.kenhetendek
or kenandhatok		kenhetendesz
or kenandhatsz		kenhetend
or kenandhat		kenhetendünk
or kenandhatunk		kenhetendetek
or kenandhattok		kenhetendenek
or kenandhatnak
def.kenhetendem
or kenandhatom		kenhetended
or kenandhatod		kenhetendi
or kenandhatja		kenhetendjük
or kenandhatjuk		kenhetenditek
or kenandhatjátok		kenhetendik
or kenandhatják
2nd objkenhetendelek
or kenandhatlak
condi­tionalpre­sentindef.kenhetnékkenhetnélkenhetnekenhetnénkkenhetnétekkenhetnének
def.kenhetnémkenhetnédkenhetnékenhetnénk
(or kenhetnők)		kenhetnétekkenhetnék
2nd objkenhetnélek
pastIndicative past forms followed byvolna, e.g.kenhetett volna
sub­junc­tivesub­junc­tivepre­sentindef.kenhessekkenhess or
kenhessél		kenhessenkenhessünkkenhessetekkenhessenek
def.kenhessemkenhesd or
kenhessed		kenhessekenhessükkenhessétekkenhessék
2nd objkenhesselek
(archaic) pastIndicative past forms followed bylégyen, e.g.kenhetett légyen
infinitive(kenhetni)(kenhetnem)(kenhetned)(kenhetnie)(kenhetnünk)(kenhetnetek)(kenhetniük)
other
forms		positive adjectivenegative adjectiveadverbial participle
kenhetőkenhetetlen(kenhetve /kenhetvén)

Derived terms

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(Withverbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ken in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.).Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006,→ISBN.  (See alsoits 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • ken in Géza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromJavaneseꦏꦺꦤ꧀(kén), fromOld Javaneseken(“particle before a noun (categorical or proper) denoting a person of some rank”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken

  1. honorific for male and female children

Etymology 2

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FromJapanese拳(けん, ken,“fist”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken

  1. fist

Etymology 3

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Unadapted borrowing fromJapanese縣(けん)(ken,“prefecture”). Romanised according modifiedKunrei-shiki romanization.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken

  1. (historical, 1942-1945)synonym ofkabupaten(“regency”)

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ken. Cognates includeFinnishken andEstoniankes.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ken

  1. (interrogative)who?
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus,Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
      Ken se ono, arvaa!
      Who is it, guess!
  2. (indefinite)whoever
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov,Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Ken arvajaa matkapoolenitsest - „oikiaa“, „kurraa“, „ettee“, „takkaa“, - se kiiree öksyy veerahas paikaas.
      Whoever determines the direction of a journeyfrom oneself - „to the right“, „to the left“, „forward“, „backward“, - that [person] will quickly get lost in an unfamiliar location.
  3. (relative)who,that

Declension

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Declension ofken
singularplural
nominativekenket
genitivekenen
partitiveketä
illativekehe
inessivekes
elativekest
allativekelle
adessivekel
ablativekelt
translativekeks
essivekenennä
*) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl)

Derived terms

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References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936),Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[10], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page100
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971),Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page152

Japanese

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Romanization

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ken

  1. Rōmaji transcription ofけん
  2. Rōmaji transcription ofケン

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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FromPortuguesequem.

Pronoun

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ken

  1. who

Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Fromka- +‎iyan.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈken/ [ˈkɛn]

  • Hyphenation:ken

Adverb

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ken

  1. there(far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
  2. (indicating a location at which something happens)

Derived terms

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Karaim

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromProto-Turkic*kẹ̄ŋ.

Adjective

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ken

  1. wide

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “ken”, inKaraimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva,→ISBN

Karelian

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Regional variants ofken
North Karelian
(Viena)		ken
South Karelian
(Tver)		ken

Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ken. Cognates includeFinnishken andVepsken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈken/
  • Hyphenation:ken

Pronoun

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ken

  1. (interrogative)who?
  2. (relative)whoever

Declension

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Viena Karelian declension of ken (irregular)
singularplural
nominativekenket
genitivekenenkenen
partitiveketäketä
illativekenehkeneh
inessivekeššäkeššä
elativekeštäkeštä
adessivekelläkellä
ablativekeltäkeltä
translativekekšikekši
essivekenenäkenenä
comitative—keneneh
abessivekettäkettä
prolative——
instructive——
Tver Karelian declension of ken (irregular)
singularplural
nominativekenket
genitivekenenkenen
partitivekedäketä
illativekenehkeneh
inessivekeššäkeššä
elativekeštäkeštä
adessivekelläkellä
ablativekeldäkeldä
translativekekšikekši
essivekenenäkenenä
comitativekenenkekenenke
abessivekettäkettä
prolativekeččikečči
instructive——

Derived terms

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References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994), “ken”, inСловарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)],→ISBN
  • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “ken”, inКарельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk,→ISBN

Ladino

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Spanishquien(“who”), fromLatinquĕm, accusative ofqui. Cognate withSpanishquien.

Pronoun

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ken (relative pronoun,Hebrew spellingקין,pluralkenes)[1]

  1. who;whom
    Dime konken andas, te direken sos.
    Tell mewhom you go with, [and] I’ll tell youwhom you are.
  2. whoever;whomever(anyone who)
    • 1994, Tracy K. Harris,Death of a Language: The History of Judeo-Spanish‎[11], University of Delaware Press,→ISBN,page93:
      Ken no tiene iža, no tiene amiga
      Whoever hasn’t a daughter, hasn’t a female friend [either].

References

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  1. ^“ken”, inTrezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Livvi

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ken, fromProto-Uralic*ke. Cognates includeKarelianken andIngrianken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈken/
  • Hyphenation:ken

Pronoun

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ken

  1. who?
    Ken hyö ollah? ―Who are they?

References

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  • N. Gilojeva; S. Rudakova (2009),Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect]‎[12] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk,→ISBN, page10
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019),Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition,→ISBN, page100

Ludian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ken.

Pronoun

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ken

  1. who

Declension

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Declension ofken
singularplural
nominativeken—
genitivekenen—
partitivekeda—
essivekenen—
instructive——
inessivekes—
elativekespiä—
illativekeh—
adessivekel—
ablativekelpiä—
allativekelle—
abessivekeneta—
prolativekeneči—
translativekeneks—
additivekehpiä—
*) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl)

References

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  • M. Pahomov (2022),Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎[13], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr,→ISBN

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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Fromkan. CompareMaranaokan.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Maguindanaon)IPA(key): /kən/[kɪɳ]
  • Rhymes:-ən
  • Syllabification:ken

Noun

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kën

  1. food

Mandarin

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Romanization

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ken

  1. nonstandard spelling ofkēn
  2. nonstandard spelling ofkěn
  3. nonstandard spelling ofkèn

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maranao

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Etymology

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Fromkan, compareMaranaokan.

Noun

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ken

  1. food

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Fromkennen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken (uncountable)

  1. (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon)recognition
Descendants
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References
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ken

  1. (Gower, Kent)alternative form ofkyn(“kin”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ken

  1. (Kent)alternative form ofkyn(“cows”)

Mohawk

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Particle

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ken

  1. Questionparticle used in yes-or-no questions.

References

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  • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976),Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page10

North Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromProto-Germanic*kunnaną.

Verb

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ken

  1. (Sylt)can,be able

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofken (Sylt dialect)
infinitive Iken
infinitive II(tö)kenen
past participlekür
imperative—
 presentpast
1st singularkenkür
2nd singularkenstkürst
3rd singularkenkür
plural / dualkenkür
 perfectpluperfect
1st singularhaakürherkür
2nd singularheestkürherstkür
3rd singularheerkürherkür
plural / dualhaakürherkür
 future (skel)future (wel)
1st singularskelkenwelken
2nd singularsketkenwetken
3rd singularskelkenwelken
plural / dualskelkenwelken

Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken m

  1. laugh
  2. smile

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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FromProto-West Germanic*kuni, fromProto-Germanic*kunją, fromProto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-(“to give birth”). Cognates includeOld Englishcynn,Old Saxonkunni andOld Dutchcunni.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken n

  1. kindred,kin

Descendants

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References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009),An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN

Old Javanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kain(“woman's skirt”).

Noun

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ken

  1. garment worn around the lower part of the body
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Particle

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ken

  1. particle before a noun (categorical or proper) denoting a person of some rank
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Further reading

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  • "ken" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson,Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Papiamentu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromPortuguesequem andSpanishquien andKabuverdianuken.

Pronoun

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ken

  1. who

Pennsylvania German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germannechein, fromOld High Germannihein. CompareGermankein,Dutchgeen.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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ken

  1. no;not a(n); not one; not any

Declension

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Declension ofken,kee
singularplural
mfn
nominativeken,keeken,keeken,keeken,kee
dativekemkenrekemken
accusativeken,keeken,keeken,keeken,kee

Scots

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishkennen, fromOld Englishcennan(“make known, declare, acknowledge”), originally "make to know", causative ofcunnan(“to become acquainted with, to know”); fromProto-West Germanic*kannijan, fromProto-Germanic*kannijaną.

Noun

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ken (uncountable)

  1. knowledge orperception

Verb

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ken (third-person singular simple presentkens,present participlekennin,simple past and past participlekent)

  1. (transitive) Toknow,perceive orunderstand.
    Do yekenJohn Peel with his coat so gay? - 19th centuryCumbrian ballad
    Dae yeken Kenkens Ken?
    Do youknow Kenknows Ken?"

Southern Sierra Miwok

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Noun

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ken

  1. no

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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Inherited fromEnglishcan, fromMiddle Englishcan, fromOld Englishcann, fromProto-West Germanic*kann.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ken

  1. (auxiliary) tobe able to
  2. (auxiliary) tomay, to beallowed
    • 1989,Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea,Jenesis1:29:
      Na God i tok olsem, “Mi givim yupela ol kain kain diwai na gras i karim pikinini bilong kaikai. Na yupela iken kisim kaikai long ol dispela samting.
      →New International Version translation
  3. (auxiliary)Expresses a wish.;may...

Further reading

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  • John W. M. Verhaar (1995), chapter 10, inToward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: An experiment in corpus linguistics, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i press,→ISBN, page144

Veps

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ken.

Pronoun

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ken (genitivekenen,partitivekeda)

  1. who(interrogative)

Inflection

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Inflection ofken
nominative sing.ken
genitive sing.kenen
partitive sing.keda
partitive plur.—
singularplural
nominativeken—
accusativekenen—
genitivekenen—
partitivekeda—
essive-instructivekenen—
translativekeneks—
inessivekes
kenes		—
elativekespäi
kenespäi		—
illativekehe
kenehe		—
adessivekel
kenel		—
ablativekelpäi
kenelpäi		—
allativekelle
kenele		—
abessivekeneta—
comitativekenenke—
prolativekedame—
approximative Ikenenno—
approximative IIkenennoks—
egressivekenennopäi—
terminative Ikehesai
kenehesai		—
terminative IIkellesai
kenelesai		—
terminative III——
additive Ikehepäi
kenehepäi		—
additive IIkellepäi
kenelepäi		—

Derived terms

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References

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  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “кто”, inUz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[14], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ken

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Verb

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ken

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Yiddish

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Romanization

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ken

  1. romanization ofקען
    • 2000, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Shloyme Lerman,Der kleyner prints‎[15], Verlag Michaela Naumann, Nidderau,→ISBN:
      Glaykh foroysken men zeyer vayt nisht geyn …
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishken.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken

  1. ken
  2. regard,liking
    • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page106:
      Ich aam a vat hog it's drue. Aar isken apan aam.
      I am a fat hog, 'tis true. There isken upon them.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page49

Zou

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ken

  1. wheel

References

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  • Chungkham Yashawanta Singh; Lukram Himmat (2013),A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page41
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