Ken

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Noalath

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kɛn/

Noun

ken (nominative singular)

  1. chest, torso
Inflection
Indefinite Definite
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative ken keny u hen u heny
Objective chen chenyik ü chen ü chenyik
Genitive gen gena an gen an gena
Vocative e hena e henyik

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

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)