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ken.

who; (when followed by a modifier in the elative case) which one (of)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈken/[ˈk̟e̞n]
  1. who; (when followed by a modifier in the elative case) which one (of)

    dated · interrogative
  2. whoever

    dated · indefinite
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ken (compare Votic čen), from Proto-Uralic *ke (compare Ter Sami kie, Erzya ки (ki), кие (kije), Udmurt кин (kin), Hungarian ki).

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