kende

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnə/, [ˈkʰenə], [ˈkʰenn̩]

From Old Norse kenna (“know, feel”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną, cognate with Swedish känna, German kennen, English ken. A causative form of *kunnaną (“to know”).

kende (past tense kendte, past participle kendt)

1. know (be acquainted or familiar with)
2. (passive voice) recognise as one’s own (with the preposition ved)
3. (obsolete, puristic) to feel

en kende

1. a little bit

• kendemærke n
• kendetegn n

From Old Norse kenni, derived from the verb.

kende n (singular definite kendet, plural indefinite kender)

1. (obsolete) characteristic, feature

• give til kende (“reveal, to confess, (reflexive) to make oneself known”)
• særkende n
• tilkendegive (verb)

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kende

1. inflection of kennen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

• deken, denke, knede, kneed

• kene
• kele

kende

1. sorghum (Sorghum margaritiferum)

• ɲɔ
• keninge
• jabalan
• gajaba
• farawolo
• binbiri

• ken (synonym)

Contraction of ki and hende.

Ki comes from Portuguese quem and Spanish quien and Kabuverdianu ken.

Hende comes from Portuguese gente and Spanish gente and Kabuverdianu gente.

kende

1. who

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kende class V (plural makende class VI)

1. scrotum, testicle

   Synonym: pumbu