kening

English

Noun

kening

  1. Misspelling of kenning.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkə.nɪŋ/

Noun

kening (first-person possessive keningku, second-person possessive keningmu, third-person possessive keningnya)

  1. eyebrow
  2. forehead

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

kening (Jawi spelling کنيڠ, plural kening-kening, informal 1st possessive keningku, 2nd possessive keningmu, 3rd possessive keningnya)

  1. eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)

Further reading

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kening m

  1. king

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, könning, käning
  • Saterland Frisian: Kening
  • West Frisian: kening

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kening, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kening c (plural keningen, diminutive keninkje)

  1. king
    Kening fan IngelânKing of England
  2. (chess) king

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in West Frisian · skaakstikken (layout · text)
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kening dame toer loper hynder pion

Further reading

  • kening”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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