"екен" meaning in Kazakh

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kk",
        "2": "е-",
        "3": "-кен"
      },
      "expansion": "е- (e-) + -кен (-ken)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kk",
        "2": "trk-pro",
        "3": "*er-",
        "t": "to be"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ky",
        "2": "экен"
      },
      "expansion": "Kyrgyz экен (eken)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tt",
        "2": "икән"
      },
      "expansion": "Tatar икән (ikän)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uz",
        "2": "ekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Uzbek ekan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a defective verb е- (e-) + -кен (-ken), the root is from Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be”). Cognate with Kyrgyz экен (eken), Tatar икән (ikän), Uzbek ekan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eken",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kk",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "екен • (eken)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kazakh",
  "lang_code": "kk",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kazakh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kazakh terms suffixed with -кен",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He didn't understand you, apparently.",
          "roman": "Ol senı tüsınbegen eken.",
          "text": "Ол сені түсінбеген екен.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zhan went to a river, apparently, but the water was cold.",
          "roman": "Jan özeñe barğan eken, bıraq su suyq eken.",
          "text": "Жан өзенге барған екен, бірақ су суық екен.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evidential marker; gives the impression of surprise or indicates that the speaker didn't witness the action himself."
      ],
      "id": "en-екен-kk-verb-9HmRwRTI"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who's last in line?",
          "roman": "Kezektıñ soñy kım eken?",
          "text": "Кезектің соңы кім екен?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is it his husband?",
          "roman": "Būl onyñ küieuı me eken?",
          "text": "Бұл оның күйеуі ме екен?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In interrogative sentences, it shows the speaker's interest."
      ],
      "id": "en-екен-kk-verb-VE5ScvjT"
    }
  ],
  "word": "екен"
}

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  "categories": [
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    "Kazakh non-lemma forms",
    "Kazakh terms derived from Proto-Turkic",
    "Kazakh terms suffixed with -кен",
    "Kazakh verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kk",
        "2": "е-",
        "3": "-кен"
      },
      "expansion": "е- (e-) + -кен (-ken)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kk",
        "2": "trk-pro",
        "3": "*er-",
        "t": "to be"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ky",
        "2": "экен"
      },
      "expansion": "Kyrgyz экен (eken)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tt",
        "2": "икән"
      },
      "expansion": "Tatar икән (ikän)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uz",
        "2": "ekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Uzbek ekan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a defective verb е- (e-) + -кен (-ken), the root is from Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be”). Cognate with Kyrgyz экен (eken), Tatar икән (ikän), Uzbek ekan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eken",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kk",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "екен • (eken)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kazakh",
  "lang_code": "kk",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kazakh terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He didn't understand you, apparently.",
          "roman": "Ol senı tüsınbegen eken.",
          "text": "Ол сені түсінбеген екен.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zhan went to a river, apparently, but the water was cold.",
          "roman": "Jan özeñe barğan eken, bıraq su suyq eken.",
          "text": "Жан өзенге барған екен, бірақ су суық екен.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evidential marker; gives the impression of surprise or indicates that the speaker didn't witness the action himself."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kazakh terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who's last in line?",
          "roman": "Kezektıñ soñy kım eken?",
          "text": "Кезектің соңы кім екен?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is it his husband?",
          "roman": "Būl onyñ küieuı me eken?",
          "text": "Бұл оның күйеуі ме екен?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In interrogative sentences, it shows the speaker's interest."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "екен"
}