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ken

/ˈken/KEN
/ˈkɛn/KEN

Meaningknow or teach

Common meaning: know or understand, especially in Scots

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GAN‘know’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 88, p. 733 · scan
  2. Old Norsekenna‘know or teach’source
  3. Middle Englishkennen‘know’source
  4. Englishken‘know or understand, especially in Scots’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse kenna ‘know or teach’.

Roots

  • kenna Old Norse “know or teach”

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