Common Lexeme

kajten

Keywords: household, infrastructure

Pronunciation (IPA): 'kaj.den 
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.

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