kening
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kening. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kening, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kening in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kening you have here. The definition of the word kening will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkening, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
kening
- Misspelling of kenning.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
kening (first-person possessive keningku, second-person possessive keningmu, third-person possessive keningnya)
Further reading
- “kening” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kəneŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kənɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -əneŋ, -neŋ, -eŋ
- Rhymes: -iŋ
Noun
kening (Jawi spelling کنيڠ, plural kening-kening, informal 1st possessive keningku, 2nd possessive keningmu, 3rd possessive keningnya)
- eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
Further reading
- “kening” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Noun
kening m
Inflection
| Declension of kening (masculine a-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kening | keningar, keninga |
| genitive | keninges | keninga |
| dative | keninge | keningum, keningem |
| accusative | kening | keningar, keninga |
Descendants
- North Frisian: köning, kining (Mooring), Köning (Sylt)
- Saterland Frisian: Kening
- West Frisian: kening
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kening, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
kening c (plural keningen, diminutive keninkje)
Derived terms
See also
| Chess pieces in West Frisian · skaakstikken (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| kening | dame | toer | loper | hynder | pion |
Further reading
- “kening”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011