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-ken
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Appendix:Variations of "ken"
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl Nl--ken.ogg
Suffix
nl suffix noun-forming suffixes n plural -kens
nl -ke
German
Etymology
From nds-de -ken, de nds-de - form of standard de -chen, from de gml -kin, from de osx -kīn.
Pronunciation
de /kən/
Suffix
de suffix noun-forming suffixes n plural 1 -ken plural 2 -kens plural 3 -kes
de colloquial regional northern Germany Westphalia used to make diminutives
de Haus → Häusken little house
de Dorf → Dörfken little village
de Pulle → Pülleken little bottle
Usage notes
After stops, particularly after k, a linking -s- is often inserted: Pack → {{m|de|Päcksken|Päcksken}} (cp. de Päckchen parcel).
Sometimes an old linking -e- is also preserved: Mann'' → de Männeken Männeken.
Derived terms
de
de Häusken Herzken Käffken Mäusken Pülleken
Related terms
de Döneken
de Päcksken
de diminutive suffixes
Indonesian
Pronunciation
id [kən]
id kên
Suffix
id suffix -kên
id dialect Java id -kan
id memutuskan standard >> mêmutuskên dialect
id menyatakan standard >> mênyatakên dialect
id “Saya memutusken, ehem, untuk menyataken berhenti dari jabatan saya sebagai Presiden Republik Indonesia, terhitung sejak saya bacaken pernyataan ini pada hari ini, Kamis 21 Mei 1998.” I decided, um, to declare of resignation from my post as President of the Republic of Indonesia since I read this declaration on today, Thursday, 21 May 1998.
Japanese
Romanization
けん
Low German
Alternative forms
nds -ke Low Prussian
nds -sken
nds -schen
Suffix
nds suffix noun-forming suffixes n plural -kens or -kes nds GLG
used to make diminutives
Derived terms
nds Bömken Engelken Heken<t:male (animal)> Männken,Männeken Vägelken Seken<t:female (animal)>
See also
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern nds -ing
East Frisian nds -je, nds -tje, nds -ke
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm -ke
Etymology
enm :inh ang:-cian<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*-ukōn<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-ukōną>>><gmw-pro:*-ikōn<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-ikōną>>>> ++ 1 frequentative
Pronunciation
enm /-kən/
Suffix
enm suffix verb-forming suffixes derivational suffixes
enm non-productive Forms verbs with an frequentative or intensive force from nouns or other verbs.
Derived terms
enm
Descendants
en -k -ock dialectal
en jummock 1 to jolt, work up and down dialectal
sco -k
Turkish
Alternative forms
tr -kene -kan -kana dialectal
Etymology 1
tr ota ـكن -ken. Equivalent of tr iken while.
Pronunciation
tr /cæn/
Suffix
ken ken y
tr suffix
while, whilst, when, as
tr Gençken daha hızlı koşardım. I used to run much faster when I was young.
tr Hazır dışarı çıkmışken bir de kedi maması al. Since you're out already, buy us some cat food.
tr Tam yemeğe başlayacakken kapı çaldı. Just as we were about to start dinner, the doorbell rang.
Etymology 2
an en g
From tr trk-pro *-gan, trk-pro *-gen.
Pronunciation
tr /cen/
Suffix
tr suffix form
-gan as e
tr gezmek<gloss:to wander, to go about> gez- -egen gezegen<gloss:planet>
tr çekinmek<gloss:to abstain, to hesitate> çekin- -gen çekingen<gloss:shy, reserved>
tr çalışmak<gloss:to work, to study> çalış- -kan çalışkan<gloss:hardworking>