kendu

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. The term ken (“minus”) is derived from the verb and not the other way around.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kendu/ [kẽn̪.d̪u]
  • Rhymes: -endu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ken‧du

Verb

kendu du (imperfect participle kentzen, future participle kenduko, short form ken, verbal noun kentze)

  1. to take away, to remove

Further reading

  • “kendu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “kendu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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