kon
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of English Kongo.
=== Symbol ===
kon
(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kongo.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Kongo terms
== Achang ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Myanmar) /kɔn˧/
=== Verb ===
kon
to crouch
=== Further reading ===
Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 60
== Afrikaans ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔn/
=== Verb ===
kon
preterite of kan; could
== Atikamekw ==
=== Noun ===
kon anim
snow
== Bahnar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bahnaric *kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun ~ *kuən; cognate with Koho kon, Vietnamese con, Khasi khun, Khmer កូន (koun), Mon ကွေန် (kon), Car Nicobarese kūön.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔːn/
=== Noun ===
kon
child, offspring
== Breton ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɔ̃ːn/
=== Noun ===
kon m pl
plural of ki
=== Mutation ===
== Cebuano ==
=== Conjunction ===
kon
(conditional) if
(temporal) when
(interrogative) if, whether
=== Connector ===
kon
Introduces an explanatory phrase: that is to say, i.e.
=== Usage notes ===
In many contexts, kon and kun are used interchangeably by speakers. However, in modern usage and standardized orthography promoted by literary organizations such as LUDABI and BATHALAD, a distinction is observed: kon is used primarily as a conjunction for "if," "when," or "whether," while kun is reserved to function as the equivalent of "or."
As a conditional or temporal marker, it is a foundational particle in Cebuano grammar used to establish the context for both hypothetical scenarios and routine occurrences.
== Central Bikol ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkon/ [ˈkon̪]
=== Conjunction ===
kon
alternative form of kun
== Cornish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Cornish coyn, from Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Latin cēna. Cognate with Breton koan and Welsh cwyn (“dinner, supper”). Doublet of kinnyow.
=== Noun ===
kon f (plural konyow)
dinner, supper
Synonym: kinnyow
==== Derived terms ====
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Deverbal from konat.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkon]
=== Noun ===
kon m inan
(literary) act
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“kon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
== Dutch ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔn/
Rhymes: -ɔn
=== Verb ===
kon
singular past indicative of kunnen
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
kon
Rōmaji transcription of こん
== Ladino ==
=== Alternative forms ===
con
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish con (“with”), from Latin cum (“with”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kon/
=== Preposition ===
kon (Hebrew spelling קון)
with
Antonym: sin
==== Usage notes ====
Unlike in Spanish, kon need not combine with pronouns in Ladino. One can simply use kon mi, kon ti, and kon si in contrast to Spanish conmigo, contigo, and consigo, but konmigo, kontigo, and konsigo are all attested as well.
=== References ===
== Maia ==
=== Etymology ===
From English.
=== Noun ===
kon
corn
== Maltese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian cono.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɔːn/
Rhymes: -ɔːn
=== Noun ===
kon m (plural konijiet)
cone
==== Related terms ====
== Papiamentu ==
=== Etymology ===
From Portuguese como and Spanish como and Kabuverdianu komo.
=== Adverb ===
kon
how
why
== Romani ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar). Cognate with Hindi कौन (kaun), Bengali কোন (kōn) and Marathi कोण (koṇ).
=== Pronoun ===
kon (oblique kas)
who? (interrogative)
=== References ===
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Verb ===
kon
to come, to arrive.
== Swedish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kuːn/
=== Etymology 1 ===
Ultimately from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos).
==== Noun ====
kon c
(geometry) a cone
a traffic cone
Synonyms: trafikkon, vägkon
===== Declension =====
===== Related terms =====
konisk
===== See also =====
kägla
strut
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Noun ====
kon
definite singular of ko
=== References ===
“kon”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“kon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“kon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology ===
From English corn.
=== Noun ===
kon
corn
== Yola ==
=== Noun ===
kon
alternative form of cooan
=== References ===
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 51