-kan

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Bambara

Suffix

-kan

  1. language

Derived terms

Bambara terms suffixed with -kan

Garo

Affix

-kan

  1. 3rd person imperative, let it
    tusikan
    let him sleep

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *-kən, shortened form of Proto-Malayic *akən. Doublet of akan (“will (future tense auxiliary)”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kan (verb base, imperative -kan, active meng- -kan, passive di- -kan)

  1. used to indicate transitive imperative beneficial verbs
    Belikan aku sebatang pensil! ― Buy me a pencil! (literally, “order someone to buy a pencil for me.”)
  2. used to indicate transitive imperative causative verb, from an intransitive verb base: to order and cause the object to perform .
    Bangunkan Siti! ― Wake up, Siti! (literally, “order someone to wake up Siti.”)
  3. used to indicate transitive imperative instrumental verb, from an intransitive verb base
    Tikamkan belati ini ke perut harimau itu! ― Thrust this knife into that tiger’s belly!

-kan (noun base, imperative -kan, active meng- -kan, passive di- -kan)

  1. used to indicate transitive imperative locative verb, from a noun base.
    Pasarkan buku itu! ― Take that book to the market!
    Gudangkan kursi ini! ― Take this chair into the warehouse!
  2. used to indicate transitive imperative causative verb, from a noun base.
    Korbankan dia! ― Make the person to be a korban (“sacrifice”)

Alternative forms

  • -ken (Java Bazzar Malay)

Synonyms

  • (before a person) -i

Derived terms

Indonesian terms suffixed with -kan

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

-kan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かん

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *-kən, shortened form of Proto-Malayic *akən. Related to akan (“will (future tense auxiliary)”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kan

  1. Used to indicate transitive imperative verbs
    Belikan saya sebatang pen. ― Buy me a pen.
    Haramkan aktiviti ini. ― Ban this activity.
    • 1303 CE, Terengganu Inscription Stone:
      داٮع ٮرىكں، كامڡ[تْ]اورع ٮرٯهوٮع
      Datang berikan. Keempat orang berpiutan
      Come hither. The fourth for debtors.
  2. (before an object) Used to form transitive verbs
    • 1371 CE [c. 1296–1316 CE], Kadi Hasan, Hikayat Bayan Budiman (fiction), translation of Tutinama by Ziya' al-Din Nakhshabi (in Persian); transcribed from Jawi script into the Latin alphabet Ekawati Ekawati, Doni Setiyawan, editors, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, 2016, →ISBN:
      Sebagai pemimpin, Raja Bayan menyampaikan idenya kepada bayan-bayan yang lain.
      Like a leader, King Parrot told his plan to the other parrots.

Synonyms

  • (before a person) -i

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -kan

Ojibwe

Noun

-kan (obligatorily possessed)

  1. bone

Derived terms

See also

References

Turkish

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / İ / Ö / Ü
default -gan -gen
assimilated -kan -ken

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kan

  1. Assimilated form of -gan after the vowels A / I / O / U.
    ‎gez- (“to wander, to go about”) + ‎-egen → ‎gezegen (“planet”)
    ‎çekin- (“to abstain, to hesitate”) + ‎-gen → ‎çekingen (“shy, reserved”)
    ‎çalış- (“to work, to study”) + ‎-kan → ‎çalışkan (“hardworking”)
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