kien

kien

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Borrowed from French quine.

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kien

1. An interjection used in the game of kienen, similar to the interjection bingo.

From kie +‎ -n.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkien/

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• Rhymes: -ien
• Hyphenation: ki‧en

kien

1. whither, to where (interrogative correlative of direction)

Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kien ajn thus means "(to) wherever" or "whitherever".

kien

1. (Cirebon) this, these

kien (Hebrew spelling קיין)^[1]

1. (Salonika) alternative form of ken
   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Vejés liviana‎^[1], נור הפקות, page 167:

     I kien se kedó en la tienda?

     And who stayed in the shop?

From Arabic كَانَ (kāna).

• IPA^(key): /kɪːn/

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kien (imperfect jkun, verbal noun kewn or kjien)

1. to be
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.

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   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.

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• When used as an independent verb, the imperfect form of kien has the sense of the future: Inkun miljunarju. – “I will be a millionaire.” The present tense is expressed by the subject pronouns without a verb: Jien miljunarju. – “I am a millionaire.”
• As a subordinate verb, the imperfect of kien is used in the normal fashion: Irrid inkun miljunarju. – “I want to be a millionaire.” The same is true of the perfect: Kont miljunarju. — “I was a millionaire.”

kien

1. alternative form of kyne

From Old French kien, itself from Latin canis.

• IPA^(key): /k(j)ĩ/, /k(j)ɛ̃/, /tʃĩ/

kien m (plural kiens)

1. dog

kien (nominative plural kiens)

1. knee