different between kens vs kes
kens
English
Noun
kens
- plural of ken
Verb
kens
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ken
Anagrams
- neks, sken, snek
Scots
Noun
kens
- plural of ken
Verb
kens
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of ken
kens From the web:
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- what's kensley
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- kenshi what do bulls eat
- kenshi what do garru eat
- kenshi what do animals eat
- kenshi what to do first
kes
English
Etymology 1
Noun
kes (uncountable)
- (Sikhism) Alternative form of kesh
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
kes
- (Britain, slang, birdwatching) The kestrel.
Anagrams
- Esk, Sek
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ken + the pronoun see.
Pronoun
kes (genitive kelle, partitive keda)
- (interrogative) who
Declension
Derived terms
- keegi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch cash, from English cash, from Middle French caisse (“money box”), from Old Occitan caissa, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capi? (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh?p- (“to grasp”). Doublet of kas and kasa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?s]
- Hyphenation: kès
Adjective
kès (plural kes-kes)
- (colloquial) cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
- Synonyms: kontan, tunai
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “kes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From English case.
Noun
kes (Jawi spelling ????, plural kes-kes, informal 1st possessive kesku, impolite 2nd possessive kesmu, 3rd possessive kesnya)
- case.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kes.
Synonyms
- kasus (Indonesia)
Further reading
- “kes” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English case.
Noun
kes
- case; box; carton
Turkish
Verb
kes
- second-person singular imperative of kesmek
Antonyms
- kesme
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- what keshab dey has done
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- what's kesha doing now
- what's kesha's real name
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