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quen

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See also: quẽn, quèn, quên, and qu'en

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *keem.^[1]

Adverb

quen

how (in what manner)

References

^ Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, page 265 of 262–279: “(86) how *keem”

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeŋ/ [ˈkɪŋ]
Rhymes: -eŋ
Hyphenation: quen

Pronoun

quen

(interrogative) who; whom (which person?)
Quén viu nunca en sacolorio unha cousa coma esa?
Who has ever seen anything like that in real life?

References

“quen”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “quen”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “quen”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quen”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “quen”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

quen

alternative form of quene (“queen”)

Etymology 2

Noun

quen

alternative form of quene (“woman”)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 慣 (“to be accustomed to”, SV: quán).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwɛn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɛŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [wɛŋ˧˧]

Adjective

quen • (悁, 捐, 涓, 𪡵)

familiar
Antonym: lạ

Đó là người quen của tôi.
That's someone I know.

Mày quen nhỏ đó hả?
You know her? / Are you dating her?

Bài này nhìn quen quá.
This problem looks very familiar.

trước lạ sau quen
we/they'll know each other in no time
(literally, “unfamiliar at first, familiar later”)

Đừng ngại, trước lạ sau quen.
Don't worry, you'll be friends in no time.
used to; accustomed to
Tao quen bị vợ nhằn rồi.
I'm used to her ranting.
in a (romantic) relationship with
Tao quen nhỏ được hai tháng rồi.
We've been going out for two months.
- (Can we date this quote?), Lương Bằng Quang, “Đừng làm nỗi đau thêm dài [Don't Prolong the Agony]”:
  ♂: Đối với anh khi không thể quen nhau dài lâu,
  Dù rằng đến nay con đường đã chia, ngần ngại chi em ?
  Đừng sợ con tim vết thương kia không lành.
  ♂: To me, if we're just not meant to be together,
  Now that we're on separate paths, why are you hesitating?
  Don't fear those wounds in our hearts won't heal.

Derived terms

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