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====Creation and Usage Notes====
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=This word's pictograph {{veda-orth-reg|form=k}} served as the source for the <i>k</i> glyph in the abjadic system. Also, I can't help but feel it isn't a coincidence that this is the word for "moon", and the [[Castithan language|Castithan]] word for "moon" (by way of [[Indojisnen language|Indojisnen]] [by way of [[Kinuk'aaz language|Kinuk'aaz]]]) is [[dwoken]].
{{djpnotes|quote=This word's pictograph {{veda-orth-reg|form=k}} served as the source for the <i>k</i> glyph in the abjadic system. Also, I can't help but feel it isn't a coincidence that this is the word for "moon", and the [[Castithan language|Castithan]] word for "moon" (by way of [[Indojisnen language|Indojisnen]] [by way of [[Kinuk'aaz language|Kinuk'aaz]]]) is ''[[dwoken]]''.


-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 16:54, 20 December 2019 (PST)}}
-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 16:54, 20 December 2019 (PST)}}

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Veda

Etymology

From Proto-Veda *kʔjn.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ken/

Orthographic Form

ken

Noun

ken

  1. moon

Creation and Usage Notes

This word's pictograph k served as the source for the k glyph in the abjadic system. Also, I can't help but feel it isn't a coincidence that this is the word for "moon", and the Castithan word for "moon" (by way of Indojisnen [by way of Kinuk'aaz]) is dwoken.

-David J. Peterson 16:54, 20 December 2019 (PST)