iken

Japanese

Romanization

iken

1. Rōmaji transcription of いけん

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Latin aequo. Compare German eichen.

Verb

īken

1. to gauge

Descendants

• Dutch: ijken
  • Afrikaans: yk

Tarifit

Noun

iken m (plural ikniwen, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⴽⴻⵏ)

1. Western Tarifit form of acniw: twin

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈkæn/

Adverb

iken

1. while, whilst, when, as

   19 yaşımda iken

   when I was 19

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• -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

Noun

iken

1. plural of iik