kajten
Keywords: household, infrastructure
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'kaj.den |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
| Class: | noxaj |
| Forms: | kajten, sefkajten |
| Glosses: | lamp, lantern, torch, light |
Description:
The work 'kajten' refers to an artificial light source, and is usually translated as 'lamp' or 'lantern'. It generally has a very broad meaning, and could be an electric or flame light source, and anything from a lamp in a house to a street light.
Noun:
As a noun, 'kajten' means a lantern, lamp or light. The sense of 'handheld', as in a torch or portable lantern, can be conveyed with the compound 'sefkajten'.
Verb:
As a verb, 'kajten' is a noxaj verb meaning to light something up artifically - it takes an absolutive light source or agent using the light source and a dative thing lit up.