Contionary:kün

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Valtamic

Etymology

From Proto-Valtamic *kɨnɨ, most likely a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *gyni, imperative of *gỳnǫti. Thought to originally have been a jocular exclamatory particle which got semantically widened over time.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Valtamic) IPA: /ɤt/; [ɤ̞t̪], [ɜt̪], [ət̪]

Adverb

kün

  1. (particle) expresses uncertainty or inquiry
    Antonym: elet
  2. (particle) expresses a pause in speech
  3. (colloquial, particle) filler particle
  4. (colloquial, particle) ends a tag question
  5. (colloquial, particle) expresses questioning or inquiry
  6. (archaic, higher register, particle) expresses exclamation or surprise