Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by George Henry Borrow
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Ker / Kerey / Ken, ad. Home, homeward: java keri, I will go home.
Keir-poggring. House-breaking. Keir-rakli, s. A housemaid. Kek, ad. a. No, none, not: kek tatcho, it is not true. Kekkeno, a. None, not any: kekkeni pawni, no water. Kekkeno mushe's poov, s. No man's land; a common. Kekkauvi, s.f. Kettle. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ] Kekkauviskey saster, s. Kettle-iron; the hook by which the kettle is suspended over the fire. Kekko, ad. No, it is not, not it, not he. Kekkomi. No more. See Komi, Ever-komi. Kek-cushti. Of no use; no good. See Koshto. Kem, s. The sun. See Cam. Ken. A particle affixed in English Gypsy to the name of a place terminating in a vowel, in order to form a genitive; e.g. Eliken bori congri, the great church of Ely. See En. Ken, s. A house, properly a nest. Heb. [Hebrew: ] Kin. |
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