Dutch

Suffix

-ken n ‎(plural -kens)

1. Alternative form of -ke

German

Etymology

German Low German form of standard -chen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kən/

Suffix

-ken n ‎(plural 1 -kes, plural 2 -ken, plural 3 -kens)

1. (colloquial, regional, Northern Germany, Westphalia) used to make diminutives

   Häusken ‑ little house

   Dörfkes ‑ small villages

Usage notes

• After stops, particulary after k, a linking -s- is often inserted: Pack → Päcksken (see Päckchen ‎(“parcel”)).
• Sometimes an old linking -e- is also preserved: Mann → Männeken (see derived terms below).

Derived terms

• Häusken, Herzken, Käffken, Mäusken, Pülleken

Japanese

Romanization

-ken

1. rōmaji reading of けん

German Low German

Alternative forms

• -sken
• -schen

Suffix

-ken n ‎(plural -kes)

1. used to make diminutives

Derived terms

• Bömken
• Engelken
• Heken ‎(“male (animal)”)
• Männken, Männeken
• Vägelken
• Seken ‎(“female (animal)”)

See also

• (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) -ing
• (East Frisian) -je, -tje, -ke

Turkish

Suffix

-ken

1. while, when

   19 yaşımdayken

   when I was 19