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Romanization

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iken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いけん

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Latin aequo. Compare German eichen.

Verb

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īken

  1. to gauge

Descendants

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  • Dutch: ijken
    • Afrikaans: yk

Tarifit

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Noun

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iken m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴽⴻⵏ, plural ikniwen)

  1. Western Tarifit form of acniw: twin

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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iken

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

Usage notes

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  • It never changes to -kan or -ykan. This is an exception to vowel harmony
  • iken doesn't decline for pronouns
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  • -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

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Noun

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iken

  1. plural of iik