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ken.

honorific for male and female children

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛn/Standard-Indonesian[ˈken]Standard-Indonesian
  1. honorific for male and female children

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦺꦤ꧀ (kén), from Old Javanese ken (“particle before a noun (categorical or proper) denoting a person of some rank”).

noun/ˈkɛn/Standard-Indonesian[ˈken]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of kabupaten (“regency”)

    historical
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 縣(けん) (ken, “prefecture”). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.

noun/ˈkɛn/Standard-Indonesian[ˈken]Standard-Indonesian
  1. fist

Where this word comes from

From Japanese 拳 (けん, ken, “fist”).

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