kening
English
Noun
kening
- Misspelling of kenning.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkə.nɪŋ/
Noun
kening (plural kening-kening)
Further reading
- “kening” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kəneŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kənɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -əneŋ, -neŋ, -eŋ
- Rhymes: -iŋ
Noun
kening (Jawi spelling کنيڠ, plural kening-kening)
- eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
Further reading
- “kening” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Noun
kening m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kening | keningar, keninga |
| accusative | kening | keningar, keninga |
| genitive | keninges | keninga |
| dative | keninge | keningum, keningem |
Descendants
- North Frisian: köning, kining (Mooring), Köning (Sylt)
- Saterland Frisian: Kening
- West Frisian: kening
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kening, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːnɪŋ/
Noun
kening c (plural keningen, diminutive keninkje)
Derived terms
- keninginne
- keningskip
- keninklik
- keninkryk
See also
| Chess pieces in West Frisian · skaakstikken (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kening | dame | toer | loper | hynder | pion |
Further reading
- “kening”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011