kejn

Maltese

Root
k-j-n
7 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْن (kayn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛjn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjn

Noun

kejn m

  1. humility, humbleness

Pumpokol

Alternative forms

  • kéin (M.)

Etymology

Composed of *ke- (“big, large”) +‎ *in (“needle; sharp, spike-like object”).[1]

Noun

kejn (W.)

  1. (cooking, weaponry) knife

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), “kejn”, in Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), volume 1, Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 394

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 183
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