keni

See also: ken'i and kè-ɲì

'Are'are

Noun

keni

1. woman

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Chamicuro

Noun

keni

1. worm

Estonian

Adjective

keni

1. partitive plural of kena

Hungarian

Etymology

ken (“to smear, spread, grease”) +‎ -i (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛni]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ni
• Rhymes: -ni

Verb

keni

1. third-person singular indicative present definite of ken

Ngarrindjeri

A keni or fire.

Noun

keni

1. fire

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kenwäi (whence Tocharian A kanweṃ), from the root *kenw- (“knee”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Other cognates include Latin genū, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Old English cnēow (whence English knee).

Noun

keni ? (dual)

1. (anatomy) knees

   antapi kenīsa keṃ teksa

   "with both knees he touched the ground"

Derived terms

• kenineṣṣe (“pertaining to”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “keni”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 205-206