けく

Japanese

Etymology

From the contraction of final き (ki) in the 連体形(れんたいけい) (rentaikei) forms of ク活用(かつよう) (ku-katsuyō) and シク活用(かつよう) (shiku-katsuyō) adjectives with earlier 所(あく) (aku).

Suffix

けく • (-keku)

Synonym of く (“nominalization suffix”)

Usage notes

This form is used after the basic non-inflected stem of ク活用(かつよう) (ku-katsuyō) and シク活用(かつよう) (shiku-katsuyō) adjectives; e.g. 安(やす)けく (yasukeku), 悲(かな)しけく (kanashikeku).

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