phen

See also: phèn, phen', phēⁿ, and phen-

Balkan Romani

Alternative forms

  • pen (Macedonian Arli)

Noun

phen f

  1. (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) sister

Derived terms

  • bičačuni phen
  • epaš phen
  • mašteho phen
  • phen bičači
  • phenoři
  • poluphen

References

  • “phen” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Sepečides Romani-English dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Baltic Romani

Alternative forms

  • phên (Xaladitka)
  • phēn (Litovska)

Noun

phen f

  1. (Lotfitka) sister

Derived terms

  • paaš-phen
  • phenoori
  • pheňaki čhaj
  • pheňakiiri čhaj
  • pheňakiirò čhaavò
  • pheňakò čhaavò
  • phênengiro
  • romňakiri phen
  • svodno phên

References

  • “phen” in Latvian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Carpathian Romani

Alternative forms

  • pheň (Gurvari, Romungro)

Noun

phen f

  1. (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Hungarian Vend, Prekmurski, Veršend) sister

Derived terms

  • epašiphen
  • guli phen
  • moštovni phen
  • pheňalipe
  • pheňalo
  • pheňano
  • pheňikano
  • pheňoori

References

  • “phen” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Prekmurski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phen” in Veršend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).[1][2] Cognate with Gujarati બહેન (bahen).

Noun

phen f anim (accusative singular/nominative plural phenǎ, accusative plural pheněn)

  1. sister[2][3]
    Coordinate term: phral

Descendants

  • Angloromani: pen, pan, pey

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 531
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert; Igla, Birgit (1994), “phen”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 235a
  3. ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009), “e phej²³, -a ʒ. -a, -en = i phen¹, -ǎ ʒ. -ǎ, -ěn”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 294a

Sinte Romani

Alternative forms

Noun

phen f

  1. sister

References

  • “phen” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tsimané

Noun

phen

  1. (Mosetén) woman

References

  • Jeanette Sakel ((Can we date this quote?)), Grammar of Mosetén

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 番 (SV: phiên).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɛn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɛŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɛŋ˧˧]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    phen • (番, 蕃, 藩, 𬏗)

    1. (literary) time
      Synonyms: lần, bận

    Vlax Romani

    Alternative forms

    • pen (Gurbet)
    • phej (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi)
    • pheň (Lovara)

    Noun

    phen f

    1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) sister
      1. (Sremski Gurbet) stepsister

    Derived terms

    • phen pav maćexa
    • phenoři
    • polupen
    • upašphen
    • řomňaći phen

    References

    • “phen” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
    • “phen” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
    • “phen” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
    • “phen” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
    • “phen” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
    • “phen” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fɛn/

    Noun

    phen

    1. aspirate mutation of pen

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of pen
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    pen ben mhen phen

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Welsh Romani

    Noun

    phen f

    1. sister
    2. sister of mercy, nun

    Derived terms

    • någi phen
    • pheniako
    • pheňako
    • phureder phen
    • påš phen
    • stifi phen

    References

    • “phen” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

    Yola

    Adverb

    phen

    1. alternative form of fan (“when”)
      • 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:
        Fad didn't thou cum t' ouz phen w'ad zumthin to yive?
        [Why didn't you come to us when we had something to give?]

    References

    • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 131
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