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iken

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Japanese

Romanization

iken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いけん

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Latin aequo. Compare German eichen.

Verb

īken

  1. to gauge

Descendants

  • Dutch: ijken
    • Afrikaans: yk

Tarifit

Noun

iken m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴽⴻⵏ, plural ikniwen)

  1. Western Tarifit form of acniw: twin

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ایكن (iken). Likely related to *imek.

Pronunciation

Adverb

iken

  1. while, whilst, when, as
    19 yaşımda iken
    when I was 19

Usage notes

  • It never changes to -kan or -ykan. This is an exception to vowel harmony
  • iken doesn't decline for pronouns
  • -ken (suffix form if the final letter of the word is a consonant)
  • -yken (suffix form if the final letter of the word is a vowel)

West Frisian

Noun

iken

  1. plural of iik