awen

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meaning

stay, remain, wait, pause; protect, keep safe; continue; (preverb) continue to

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awen resists change. awen is the essence of inertia boiled down into one word. if an object is doing something and continues doing that thing, that continuation is awen. if an object is doing nothing, and continues doing nothing, that continuation is also awen. awen is a preverb and changes the meaning from "does the thing" to "continues to do the thing," or "still does the thing."

awen is also used by many speakers to mean "maintain." This is very close to the idea of protection, so you'll see awen used for that as well in many situations as a transitive verb, but some ideas of "protection" are better described with "selo."

ku translations

await100 stay100 wait100 preserve90 remain84 sustain83 retain79 defend76 endure75 continued74 continue73 secure72 continuing71 save70 protect67 keep61 still60 reserve58 protection56 remaining56 continuous55 stability55 maintain54 safe53 security50 stable50 constant45 protective45 defence44 left (remaining)42 defensive40 maintenance40 rescue40 stand37 standing36 steady35 custody33 pause33 safely31 guard30 reservation30 saving30 suspend29 hang27 hesitate27 ongoing27 safety27 conservation25 delay25

pu verbatim

  • ADJECTIVE enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying
  • PRE-VERB to continue to

usage

core · 100% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

Dutch · houden ‘keep, care for, hold (in a particular state)’

coined by jan Sonja

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awen

motion radical; legs facing against each other, implying standing

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U+F1908

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