Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kien

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Esperanto

Etymology

kie +‎ -n

Pronunciation

Adverb

kien

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

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• tien
• ien
• ĉien
• nenien

Javanese

Determiner

kien

1. (Cirebon) this, these

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic كَانَ ‎(kāna)

Verb

kien (imperfect ikun)

1. he was

Inflection

Usage notes

• The perfect has the sense of the past tense, while the imperfect has the sense of the future:

Inkun -- I will be

• The present tense of "to be" is expressed by the subject pronouns in a standalone context:

Jien -- I am

Volapük

Noun

kien ‎(plural kiens)

1. knee

Declension