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Japanese
Romanization
yoken
- Rōmaji transcription of よけん
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English geocian, from Proto-West Germanic *jukōn, from Proto-Germanic *jukōną; equivalent to yok + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɔːkən/, /ˈjɒːkən/, /ˈjɔkən/
Verb
yoken (third-person singular simple present yoketh, present participle yokende, yokynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle yoked)
- To yoke; to connect an animal or animals to a yoke or .
- (rare) To irrevocably choose a life path.
- (rare, figurative) To draw one's arms together.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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