gen

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/d͡ʒɛn/

• Audio(General Australian):

  (file)

• Homophones:Jen,Gen
• Rhymes:-ɛn

Etymology 1

Clippingofgeneral.

Noun

gen(uncountable)

1. (chieflyUK,Ireland,Commonwealth,informal)Information.
   • 2015,Nicholas Whittaker,Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero:

     Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on thegen.

2. (birdwatching)Information about thelocationof a bird.
   • 2005,Sean Dooley,The Big Twitch,Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page172:

     I had some recentgenthat they had been seen quite recently at Kunoth Well, a little dot on the map on the edge of the Tanami Desert.

3. (fandomslang)Fan fictionthat does not specificallyfocusonromanceorsex.

Synonyms

• (fan fiction):genfic

See also

• genned in
• gen up

Etymology 2

Noun

gen(pluralgens)

1. Alternativeletter-caseform ofGen(“member of the Gen Movement”)

Etymology 3

Shortened fromgenerateandgenerator.

Verb

gen(third-person singular simple presentgens,present participlegenning,simple past and past participlegenned)

1. Togenerateusing anautomatedprocess, especially a computer program.
   • 1991,Bruce H. Hunter, Karen Bradford Hunter,UNIX Systems: Advanced Administration and Management Handbook:

     Defining the devices so that they will begennedduring the sysgen and installation is the other half.

   • 1993,Debra R. Niedermiller-Chaffins, Drew Heywood,Inside Novell NetWare,→ISBN,page100:

     The older,gennedfiles are difficult to keep up-to-date and are unsupported for some newer NICs.

   • 2010,Donald K. Burleson,Oracle Tuning: The Definitive Reference,→ISBN,page1109:

     As the capacities of the large servers are exceeded, a new server isgennedinto the RAC cluster.

   • 2012,Robert Charles Wilson,Bios,→ISBN:

     The Turing factories on Isis's small moon had fallen short of productivity goals, though another two factory units had beengenned.

Noun

gen(pluralgens)

1. (slang)Agenerator(device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).

   Synonym:genny

Etymology 4

Shortened fromgenetic engineering

Verb

gen(third-person singular simple presentgens,present participlegenning,simple past and past participlegenned)

1. (science fiction)Togeneticallyengineer.
   • 2008,Bart Dahmer,Primal Screams,→ISBN,page36:

     Samples could be taken from the original, and plans could be made, butgenningcould not be initiated until death had occurred.

   • 2011,Karen Sandler,Tankborn,→ISBN,page28:

     Her nurturer ears,gennedto be hyper-sensitive, had to be hurting from the noise.

Etymology 5

Etymology unknown. Possibilities include:

• Clippingofargent
• Clippingofgeneralise,from back slang forEnglishshilling.

Noun

gen(pluralgens)

1. (obsolete,UK,slang)Ashilling.
   • 1851,Henry Mayhew,“Gambling of Costermongers”, inLondon Labour and the London Poor‎^[1],volume 1, page17:

     The betting also began to shift. "Sixpence Ned wins!" cried three or four; "Sixpence he loses!" answered another; "Done!" and up went the halfpence. "Half-a-crown Joe loses!" — "Here you are," answered Joe, but he lost again. "I'll try you a 'gen'"(shilling) said a coster;" And a 'rouf yenap' "(fourpence), added the other." Say a 'exes' "(sixpence).—" Done! "and the betting continued, till the ground was spotted with silver and halfpence.

   • 1978,Rose Ayers,The Street Sparrows:

     "Give me twogen,then, and take the whole bloody tol. I've walked me teef orf afore rouf this mornin', and wot 'ave I got? Two bloody yenneps! I ask yer. "

Etymology 6

Clippingofgeneration.

Noun

gen(pluralgens)

1. (informal)Ageneration(group of people born in a specific range of years).
   • 2022June 28, “Wimbledon tennis: Fans react to Kristina Mladenovic's eye-catching outfit”, inThe New Zealand Herald‎^[2]:

     "Mladenovic playing in what the younggenis calling a crop top, but what mygenis calling a bra, "Bouchard tweeted." Sign of the times that Wimbledon has no issue with that. Still can remember the year some had troubles because of 'too short' skirts lol. "

   • 2022July 4, Ben Schott, “Is There Anything That Gen Z Won’t Drink?”, inThe Washington Post‎^[3]:

     It’s anyone’s guess whether such attitudes will persist into adulthood, but if Gen Z (and thegensto come) do prove more alco-skeptic than their forbears then the above twelve steps are deftly primed to cash in.

2. (informal)Aspecificversionof something in achronologicalsequence.
   • 2004,Sally Bishai, “Courtship, Marriage and the Ubiquitous ‘Dating Thing’”, inMid-East Meets West: On Being and Becoming a Modern Arab American,Lincoln, Neb.:iUniverse,→ISBN,page57:

     For my fellow first-gens,get ready to hide a smirk, because your life story is likely hidden somewhere in this chapter. For the uninitiated—that is, the person who's never had a thing to do with the Arab way of doing things (namely dating)—I advise you to buckle up.

   • 2016,Dwight Lang, “Witnessing Social Class in the Academy”, in Allison L. Hurst, Sandi Kawecka Nenga, editors,Working in Class: Recognizing How Social Class Shapes Our Academic Work,Lanham, Md.:Rowman & Littlefield,→ISBN,part 2 (Teaching),page102:

     […]I witness firsthand the difficult "downstream" outcomes (Grusky 2014) of social class stratification in a university setting where approximately 3,400 undergraduates (13% of the undergraduate population) are first in their families to attend and/or graduate from college (first-gens). Most of these students are low income and nearly 1,200 first-genshave grown up in poverty.

   • 2017,Temple Fennell, “SCIE: Sustainable Cycle of Investing Engagement”, in Kirby Rosplock,The Complete Direct Investing Handbook: A Guide for Family Offices, Qualified Purchasers, and Accredited Investors(BloombergFinancial Series), Hoboken, N.J.:John Wiley & Sons,→ISBN,page242:

     TheFamily ValuesandFraming Strategysteps address soft issues as what is the purpose of the new investment strategy, is there a desire to engage and train the next generation (NextGens), and is there building buy-in and engagement across the family members important to strengthen family unity.

Derived terms

• next-gen

Related terms

• Gen Alpha
• Gen X
• Gen Z

Anagrams

• Neg,ENG,neg,Eng.,eng,neg.,eng.,NGE,/neg,NEG

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromGermanGen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈʒɛn]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈd͡ʒen]

Noun

genm(pluralgens)

1. gene

Related terms

• genètic
• genètica
• genetista
• gènic
• genoma
• genotip

Further reading

• “gen”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gen”inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gen”,inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2024
• “gen”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Etymology

BorrowedfromGermanGen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈɡɛn]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:gen
• Rhymes:-ɛn

Noun

genminan

1. gene

Declension

Declension ofgen(hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	gen	geny
genitive	genu	genů
dative	genu	genům
accusative	gen	geny
vocative	gene	geny
locative	genu	genech
instrumental	genem	geny

Related terms

• genetický
• genetika
• genový

Further reading

• “gen”,inPříruční slovník jazyka českého(in Czech),1935–1957
• “gen”,inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého(in Czech),1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology 1

FromGermanGen,fromAncient Greekγενεά(geneá,“generation, descent”),from the aorist infinitive ofγίγνομαι(gígnomai,“I come into being”).Coined by the Danish biologistWilhelm Ludvig Johannsenin a German-language publication.

Noun

genn(singular definitegenet,plural indefinitegener)

1. (genetics)gene

Declension

Declension ofgen

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gen	genet	gener	generne
genitive	gens	genets	geners	genernes

Etymology 2

Verb

gen

1. imperativeofgenne

References

• “gen”inDen Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

FromGermanGen,fromAncient Greekγενεά(geneá,“generation, descent”),from the aorist infinitive ofγίγνομαι(gígnomai,“I come into being”).Coined by the Danish biologistWilhelm Ludvig Johannsenin a German-language publication.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɣɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

genn(pluralgenen)

1. gene

Descendants

• →Indonesian:gen

Anagrams

• eng

German

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germangēn,gein,fromgegenwith elision of intervocalic-g-(compareGetreide,Maid).Doubletofgegen(“against”).Cognate withYiddishקיין(keyn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡeːn/,/ɡɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones:gehn,Gen(according to the first pronunciation)

Preposition

gen[withaccusative]

1. (literary,somewhatdated)in the direction;to;towards(a place or time)

   genNorden―to the north, northwards

   genAbend―towards the evening, in the late afternoon

Synonyms

• (in)Richtung(place);gegen(time)

Further reading

• “gen”inDudenonline
• “gen”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡɛ̃/

Verb

gen

1. Contraction ofgenyen.

Icelandic

Etymology

FromGermanGen.

Noun

genn(genitive singulargens,nominative pluralgen)

1. gene

Indonesian

Etymology

BorrowedfromDutchgen(“gene”),fromGermanGen(which coined by Danish biologistWilhelm Ludvig Johannsenin a German-language publication), fromAncient Greekγενεά(geneá,“generation, descent”),from the aorist infinitive ofγίγνομαι(gígnomai,“I come into being”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡɛn/
• Rhymes:-ɡɛn
• Hyphenation:gen

Noun

gen(pluralgen-gen,first-person possessivegenku,second-person possessivegenmu,third-person possessivegennya)

1. gene
   1. (genetics)a theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
   2. (molecular biology)locus:a segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein.

Derived terms

• gen dominan
• gen mutator
• gen pul
• gen regulator
• gen resesif
• gen struktural
• gen supresor
• gen terkait

Further reading

• “gen”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Japanese

Romanization

gen

1. Rōmajitranscription ofげん
2. Rōmajitranscription ofゲン

Malay

Etymology

BorrowedfromDutchgen(“gene”),fromGermanGen(which was coined by Danish biologistWilhelm Ludvig Johannsenin a German-language publication), fromAncient Greekγενεά(geneá,“generation, descent”),from the aorist infinitive ofγίγνομαι(gígnomai,“I come into being”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡen/
• Rhymes:-en

Noun

gen(pluralgen-gen,informal 1st possessivegenku,2nd possessivegenmu,3rd possessivegennya)

1. gene
   1. (genetics)a theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair colour.
   2. (molecular biology)locus:a segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein.

Derived terms

• aliran gen
• bank gen
• frekuensi gen
• gen resesif
• keekspresian gen
• penggantian gen
• takung gen
• tindakan gen

Further reading

• “gen”inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre,Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

gen

1. Nonstandardspelling ofgēn.
2. Nonstandardspelling ofgén.
3. Nonstandardspelling ofgěn.
4. Nonstandardspelling ofgèn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptionsof Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonaldifferences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Preposition

gen

1. Alternative form ofgain(“against”)

Mwotlap

Etymology

FromProto-Torres-Banks*ɣani,fromProto-Oceanic*kani,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaən,fromProto-Austronesian*kaən.Cognate withVurësgen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɣɛn/

Verb

gen

1. toeat(meat,vegetables)
2. tosuffer(s.th. unpleasant)
3. toacquire(an honorificrank)
4. (transitive)(fire)toburns.th.
5. (intransitive)(fire)toburn

Derived terms

• gengen

References

François, Alexandre.2024.Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary.Electronic files. Paris: CNRS.(Pdf version)–entrygen.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

genn(definite singulargenet,indefinite pluralgener,definite pluralgenaorgenene)

1. (biology)agene

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine.The formgenenwas then made obsolete.

References

• “gen”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

genn(definite singulargenet,indefinite pluralgen,definite pluralgena)

1. (biology)agene

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine.The formsgenen,genar,andgenanewere then made obsolete.

References

• “gen”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

FromProto-Germanic*ju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/jeːn/

Adverb

ġēn

1. still,yet
2. again,further

Old High German

Etymology

The formgēnappears early on inBavarian,later spreading to eastern and southernFranconianand to the newly developingEast Central German.Its origins are unknown. One theory invokes the original paradigm ofProto-West Germanic*gān,which had*aiin the 2nd and 3rd persons singular of the present; compareMiddle Low Germangân> he geit,modernColognianjonn> hä jeiht,etc. The Old High Germanēmight thus be explained as a compromise vowel betweenāandei.What lends credence to this theory is the fact that Old High Germanēcannot have developed regularly in the given position, as it only occurs beforeh, r, w,and word-finally.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡeːn/,(early)[ɡɛːn]

Verb

gēn

1. Alternative form ofgān(“to go”)

Descendants

• Middle High German:gēn
  • German:gehen,gehn

See also

• stēn

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡʲen/

Etymology 1

FromProto-Celtic*gʷenom.

Noun

gennorf

1. smile,laugh
2. sport,levity

Inflection

TheDictionary of the Irish Languagebelieves that this was a u-stem, while Matasović disputes this classification since*giunwould be expected from such a stem due to raising and u-infection; he declares it an o-stem.All forms except the nominative are unattested.

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	genN	genN	genL,gena
Vocative	genN	genN	genL,gena
Accusative	genN	genN	genL,gena
Genitive	ginL	gen	genN
Dative	giunL	genaib	genaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H= triggers aspiration L= triggers lenition N= triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• gentraige

Etymology 2

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

genf

1. sword

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	genL	ginL	genaH
Vocative	genL	ginL	genaH
Accusative	ginN	ginL	genaH
Genitive	gineH	genL	genN
Dative	ginL	genaib	genaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H= triggers aspiration L= triggers lenition N= triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gen	gen pronounced with/ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngen
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Occitan

Adjective

genm(feminine singulargenta,masculine pluralgens,feminine pluralgentas)

1. attractive;pleasing;nice;fair;pleasant
   • 12th century,Bernard de Ventadour^(Wikisource)

     Logenstems de pascor

     The pleasant time of Easter

References

• Walther von Wartburg(1928–2002) “genitus”, inFranzösisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch,volume4: G H I,page103

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism;compareEnglishgene,Frenchgène,GermanGen,ultimately fromAncient Greekγενεᾱ́(geneā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-ɛn
• Syllabification:gen
• Homophone:-gen

Noun

genminan(related adjectivegenowy)

1. (genetics)gene(theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; it may take several values and, in principle, predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color)
2. (literary)gene(trait inherited from ancestors)

Declension

Declension ofgen

	singular	plural
nominative	gen	geny
genitive	genu	genów
dative	genowi	genom
accusative	gen	geny
instrumental	genem	genami
locative	genie	genach
vocative	genie	geny

Related terms

adverbs

• genowo

nouns

• bank genów

Further reading

• geninWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• genin Polish dictionaries at PWN
• genin PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatingenus.The particle sense is likely to be acalqueofEnglishlike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/d͡ʒen/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-en

Noun

genn(pluralgenuri)

1. type,sort,kind

   Synonyms:fel,soi,tip

   ceva degenul(informal)―something of thesort

2. (dated)way of being,manner,attitude
3. genre
4. (grammar)gender
5. (sociology)gender
6. (taxonomy)genus

Declension

Declension ofgen

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un)gen	genul	(niște)genuri	genurile
genitive/dative	(unui)gen	genului	(unor)genuri	genurilor
vocative	genule		genurilor

Particle

gen(colloquial)

1. Filler word:like.
2. Precedes a quotation or description:like.

Derived terms

• fi gen

References

• geninDEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române(Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

BorrowedfromGermanGen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈxen/[ˈxẽn]

• Audio(Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-en
• Syllabification:gen

Noun

genm(pluralgenes)

1. gene

Derived terms

• génico

Further reading

• “gen”,inDiccionario de la lengua española(in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy,2023 November 28

Swedish

Etymology 1

FromOld Norsegegn(“straight, direct”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/jeːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

gen(comparativegenare,superlativegenast)

1. gain;short, direct

Related terms

• gena
• genväg
• framgent

Etymology 2

FromGermanGen.

Noun

genc

1. gene

Declension

Declension ofgen

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gen	gens
	definite	genen	genens
plural	indefinite	gener	geners
	definite	generna	genernas

Related terms

• genetik
• genetisk
• genom

References

• geninSvensk ordbok(SO)
• geninSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• geninSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)

Anagrams

• eng.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

FromEnglishagain.

Adverb

gen

1. again
   • 1989,Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin,Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea,Jenesis2:21:

     Orait God, Bikpela i mekim man i slip i dai tru. Na taim man i slip yet, God i kisim wanpela bun long banis bilong man na i pasimgenskin bilong dispela hap.

     →New International Version translation

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɟæn/

Etymology 1

FromOttoman Turkishكیك(geñ),fromProto-Turkic*kēŋ(“wide, broad”).

Cognate with Yakutкиэҥ(kieñ,“wide”),Bashkirкиң(kiñ),Kazakhкең(keñ),etc.

Adjective

gen

1. (obsolete,dialectal)wide

   Synonym:geniş

   Antonym:dar

Derived terms

• genel
• genleşmek

Etymology 2

Noun

gen(definite accusativegeni,pluralgenler)

1. (colloquial)Afieldthat wasn't plowed for several years.

Etymology 3

Borrowed fromFrenchgene.

Noun

gen(definite accusativegeni,pluralgenler)

1. (biology)gene

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	gen
Definite accusative	geni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gen	genler
Definite accusative	geni	genleri
Dative	gene	genlere
Locative	gende	genlerde
Ablative	genden	genlerden
Genitive	genin	genlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular genim genlerim 2nd singular genin genlerin 3rd singular geni genleri 1st plural genimiz genlerimiz 2nd plural geniniz genleriniz 3rd plural genleri genleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular genimi genlerimi 2nd singular genini genlerini 3rd singular genini genlerini 1st plural genimizi genlerimizi 2nd plural geninizi genlerinizi 3rd plural genlerini genlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular genime genlerime 2nd singular genine genlerine 3rd singular genine genlerine 1st plural genimize genlerimize 2nd plural geninize genlerinize 3rd plural genlerine genlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular genimde genlerimde 2nd singular geninde genlerinde 3rd singular geninde genlerinde 1st plural genimizde genlerimizde 2nd plural geninizde genlerinizde 3rd plural genlerinde genlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular genimden genlerimden 2nd singular geninden genlerinden 3rd singular geninden genlerinden 1st plural genimizden genlerimizden 2nd plural geninizden genlerinizden 3rd plural genlerinden genlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular genimin genlerimin 2nd singular geninin genlerinin 3rd singular geninin genlerinin 1st plural genimizin genlerimizin 2nd plural geninizin genlerinizin 3rd plural genlerinin genlerinin

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• gien

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[zɛn˧˧],[ɣɛn˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[jɛŋ˧˧],[ɣɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[jɛŋ˧˧],[ɣɛŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling:gien, ghen

Noun

gen

1. gene

Usage notes

• This is one of the rare cases in which a word's pronunciation differs from its spelling.

Derived terms

• biểu hiện gen

Vurës

Etymology

FromProto-Torres-Banks*ɣani,fromProto-Oceanic*kani,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaən,fromProto-Austronesian*kaən.Cognate withMaorikai,Malaymakan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɣɛn/

Verb

gen

1. toeat(foodsother thanmeat)

Derived terms

• gengen

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gennyf,gin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡɛn/

Pronoun

gen

1. (colloquial)first-personsingularofgan
2. (colloquial)second-personsingularofgan

Zhuang

Etymology

FromProto-Tai*qeːnᴬ(“arm”).Cognate withThaiแขน(kɛ̌ɛn),Northern Thaiᨡᩯ᩠ᨶ,Laoແຂນ(khǣn),Lüᦶᦃᧃ(ẋaen),Tai Damꪵꪄꪙ,Shanၶႅၼ်(khěn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang)IPA^(key):/keːn˨˦/
• Tone numbers: gen¹
• Hyphenation: gen

Noun

gen(1957–1982 spellinggen)

1. (anatomy)arm

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡen˧/

Verb

gen

1. (transitive)tosay

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013)A Descriptive Grammar of Zou,Canchipur: Manipur University, page41