كوىكىدجين

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Kerasian

Etymology

From Late Middle Kerasian كوىكىدجين - quekejin, from Early Middle Kerasian كووْكىن - كوىكايدجين, 'كوىكايدجين - kwekaijinə, كوىكايدجيني - kwekaijini ("to descend; to lower; to plummet"), from Old Kerasian كوىكيٰدجيني - kwekījini ("to descend; to lower; to plummet"), from North Aradeshi kwakisigini ("to descend; to lower; to plummet"), from Aradeshi (ku)kwakisigini ("to descend; to lower; to plummet"), from kwa ("to; towards") + kisigini ("heel; foot").

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Notes

For the above Latin-script transliterations, the distinction between ⟨ku⟩, ⟨kw⟩, and ⟨qu⟩ are pronunciation and stress. Effectively, ⟨ku⟩ and ⟨qu⟩ are the same, but are pronounced /ku̯/ and /kw/ respectively. ⟨kw⟩ on the other hand is pronounced /kʷ/. The distinction between ⟨c⟩ and ⟨k⟩ is aspiration. ⟨k⟩ is aspirated: /kʰ/ whilst ⟨c⟩ is not: /k/.

Pronunciation

• (Jisdunju) IPA: /kweˈke.ʒɛ̃/, arPR: kwe-ce-zhẽ
• (Northern) IPA: /kweˈke.ʤɛ̃/, arPR: kwe-ce-jẽ
• (Southern) IPA: /kwɛˈke.ʤɛ̃/, arPR: kwae-ce-jẽ
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Verb

كوىكىدجين • (quecejin)

  1. (intransitive) to drop or dive swiftly.
    (aviation) for an aircraft to lose altitude quickly while the nose is pointing downwards.
    (biology) for a bird to swoop down on its prey.
  2. (intransitive) to physically come down in any way.
    (astronomy) for a celestial body to move away from the zenith towards the horizon.
    (geology) for molten rock and other volcanic material to eject from a volcanic eruption.
    (biology) for a body part to move downwards during development of the embryo, specifically the testes of a mammal to move downwards from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
  3. (intransitive) to diminish in fame, money, power, or another quality.
  4. (military) to suddenly and violently attack, especially from a vantage ground.
  5. (music) to pass from a higher pitch to a lower one.

Conjugation