Contionary:jen

Soc'ul'

Etymology 1

From Sekhulla hən, from Wascotl *fen-.

Noun

jen 4 (plural/indefinite jenjen)

1. fish

   Hanuc' a hab a có tabdil jen cuder n'ehx.

   The mother and child see lots of fish blood and a flower.

2. (comparative) small fish

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Adjective

jen

1. (aquatic animals) small

   Uc' coxteirí coxhablaz'i joti, í añ'jenjí jenjí hiaíu cexhú jutxux.

   You'd think those are just babies, but tropical bottletail squids are all that small.

2. (dialectal, slang) easy

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Derived terms

• ih jen'ax xad uim coil jenyan' eý c'ez nuc' āhhut'ijaij jenjen xeyad
• jen cūl'
• jen icah
• jen pfýani
• jen teúíl
• jen yasacri
• jenjen xeyad
• nanam jenjen xeyad cual muzad
• txih jen xemul'
• uc' nauxeyad jen uim
• xauc txih jen xemul' "un' ez'e suiad ez'e xeuár'ují"

Etymology 2

From Sekhulla həni, from Wascotl *fen-i. Cognate to Kilīmos-sāîl fene.

Verb

jen

erg

1. to flow

   Cual un', miu āhujen cuder' cuder' jer' en eý jenxad.

   Indeed, the water's been flowing too much in my area.

erg or acc

1. to cry, to salivate

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Derived terms

• cuzax jen xenuz
• jensutx

Etymology 3

From Sekhulla hənsuʃ, from Wascotl *fen-cosc. Cognate to Gwaxol xwez¹.

Adjective

jen

1. moist, wet

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2. (dialectal) sad

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Synonyms

(small):

• ax
• jadil
• miuxad
• xeuád
• xil

(sad):

• jensutx
• maiin