kĕna

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *keNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: kĕ‧na

Noun

kĕna

  1. right, proper, fitting, suitable
  2. hit by, touched by, subjected to, being the object of

Derived terms
  • aṅĕnani
  • aṅĕne
  • aṅĕnākĕn
  • kakĕna
  • kakĕnan
  • kinĕnan
  • kinĕnākĕn
  • kumĕne
  • kumĕnākĕn
  • pakĕna
  • salah kĕna

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦏꦼꦤ (kena)
    • → Indonesian: kena (semantic loan)

Further reading
  • "kĕna" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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