kéng

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See also: keng, kēng, kẻng, kèng, kěng, Kéng, and keng'

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of kéng – see (“sunlight; sun; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).
For pronunciation and definitions of kéng – see (“stout; sturdy”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).
For pronunciation and definitions of kéng – see (“to choose; to pick”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German kuoni, from Proto-Germanic *kōniz. Cognate with German kühn, English keen, Icelandic kænn, Dutch koen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kéng (masculine kéngen, neuter kéngt, comparative méi kéng, superlative am kéngsten)

  1. bold, audacious

Declension

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Derived terms

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