kiin

See also: k’iin and kiin̄

Aleut

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːn/

Pronoun

kiin

1. who

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• kiini

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kindik. Cognates include Finnish kiinni and Estonian kinni.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːn/, [ˈkiːn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːn/, [ˈkiːn]
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Hyphenation: kiin

Adverb

kiin

1. closed
2. (phonology) closed (ending in a consonant)
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 55:

     Sloga ono auki, sentää ono vahva steeppeni kk (ka-lak-ka-han), ku sloga ono kiin (ka-la-kas), ni ono yks k, ono slaaboi steeppeni.

     The syllable is open, therefore it has the strong grade kk (ka-lak-ka-han), when the syllable is closed (ka-la-kas), it thus has one k, it has the weak grade.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “not open”): auki, lahti, avollaa
• (antonym(s) of “ending in a consonant”): auki

Derived terms

• ottaa kiin
• panna kiin
• saavva kiin
• tavata kiin

 

See also

• avattu (“open”), salvattu (“closed”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 174

Japanese

Romanization

kiin

1. Rōmaji transcription of きいん

Jumjum

Noun

kiin (plural kiidgä)

1. guinea fowl

References

• Fadul Yousif Aljuzuli Terafi Mohadin Chol, Muusa Nuer Teebu, Bal Douwash Yousif, Abrahama Kidir Blang, Abdalmajid Juma Anur, Tim Stirtz, David Graves. 2020. "Jumjum - English Dictionary." Webonary.org. SIL International. from https://www.webonary.org/jumjum

Middle English

Noun

kiin

1. Alternative form of kyne