iken

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

iken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いけん

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin aequo. Compare German eichen.

Verb[edit]

īken

  1. to gauge

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: ijken
    • Afrikaans: yk

Tarifit[edit]

Noun[edit]

iken m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴽⴻⵏ, plural ikniwen)

  1. Western Tarifit form of ašniw

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

iken

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

  • -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[edit]

Noun[edit]

iken

  1. plural of iik