kening
English
Noun
kening
- Misspelling of kenning.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənɪŋ/
Noun
kening (first-person possessive keningku, second-person possessive keningmu, third-person possessive keningnya)
- eyebrow
- forehead
Further reading
- “kening” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kəneŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kənɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -əneŋ, -neŋ, -eŋ
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
- kining, kinig, keneng, koning
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Noun
kening m
- king
Inflection
Declension of kening (masculine a-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kening | keningar, keninga |
| accusative | kening | keningar, keninga |
| genitive | keninges | keninga |
| dative | keninge | keningum, keningem |
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)
- king
- Kening fan Ingelân ― King of England
- (chess) king
Derived terms
- keninginne
- keningskip
- keninklik
- keninkryk
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