dehen

Cornish

Noun

dehen m (plural dehennow)

  1. cream

Derived terms

  • dehen howl (“sun cream”)
  • dehen molys (“clotted cream”)
  • dehen rew (“ice cream”)
  • tesen dhehen (“cream cake”)

Mutation

Mutation of dehen
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
dehen dhehen unchanged tehen tehen tehen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • “dehen” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 223

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛːn/

Etymology 1

Root
d-h-n (wisdom)
2 terms

From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn).

Noun

dehen m (plural (both unused) dehnijiet or idhna)

  1. wisdom, good sense, reason, prudence
    Synonym: għaqal

Etymology 2

Root
d-h-n (anointment)
5 terms

From Arabic دَهَنَ (dahana).

Verb

dehen (imperfect jidhen, past participle midhun, verbal noun dhin)

  1. to anoint
Conjugation
Conjugation of dehen (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dhent dhent dehen dhenna dhentu dehnu
f dehnet
imperfect m nidhen tidhen jidhen nidhnu tidhnu jidhnu
f tidhen
imperative idhen idhnu
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