Ken

Sondiv

Etymology 1

Root: Proto-Sondiv *k-n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛ̃/

Orthographic Form

k=/n

Noun

-ken

1. person

Inflection

	Unpossessed		Possessed		Possessor		Possessed Possessor
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
I-Case1	iken	ikayan	ikena	ikayana	yaken	yakayan	yakena	yakayana
A-Case2	aken	akayan	akenu	akayanu	huken	hukayan	hukenu	hukayanu
U-Case3	uken	ukayan	ukeni	ukayani	wiken	wikayan	wikeni	wikayani
1Imperfect/subjunctive subject, gnomic/imperative/permissive direct object, or perfect indirect object. 2Perfect subject, imperfect/subjunctive direct object, or gnomic/imperative/permissive indirect object. 3Gnomic/permissive subject, perfect direct object, or imperfect/subjunctive indirect object.

Etymology 2

Root: Proto-Sondiv *k-n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛ̃/

Orthographic Form

kn

Determiner

-ken (i-case iken, a-case aken, u-case uken)

1. one (used for generic commands)

Veda

Etymology

From Proto-Veda *kʔjn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ken/

Orthographic Form

ken

Noun

ken

1. moon

Translations

Sense: celestial body which is the main source of light during the night (moon) ^[‌edit‌]

• Aazh Naamori: pii
• Bodzvokhan: sen
• Castithan: dwokeno
• Dothraki: jalan
• Fjerdan: dänner
• Hen Linge: mul
• High Valyrian: hūra
• Indojisnen: duoken
• Irathient: hagyiri (on Earth)
• Kinuk'aaz: dvok
• Méníshè: azwà
• Munja'kin: olu
• Noalath: eleha
• Ravkan: zyoma
• Shiväisith: tove
• Væyne Zaanics: loovoh
• Veda: ken
• Vōv: lū
• Yulish: fuum

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)