# phen
## Balkan Romani
### Alternative forms

* pen (Macedonian Arli)

### Noun

phen f
* (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) sister

#### Derived terms

* bičačuni phen
* epaš phen
* mašteho phen
* phen bičači
* phenoři
* poluphen

### References

* “phen” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Sepečides Romani-English dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Baltic Romani
### Alternative forms

* phên (Xaladitka)
* phēn (Litovska)

### Noun

phen f
* (Lotfitka) sister

#### Derived terms

* paaš-phen
* phenoori
* pheňaki čhaj
* pheňakiiri čhaj
* pheňakiirò čhaavò
* pheňakò čhaavò
* phênengiro
* romňakiri phen
* svodno phên

### References

* “phen” in Latvian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Carpathian Romani
### Alternative forms

* pheň (Gurvari, Romungro)

### Noun

phen f
* (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Hungarian Vend, Prekmurski, Veršend) sister

#### Derived terms

* epašiphen
* guli phen
* moštovni phen
* pheňalipe
* pheňalo
* pheňano
* pheňikano
* pheňoori

### References

* “phen” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Prekmurski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Veršend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Romani
### Alternative forms

* pheny, phej, phey

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate with Gujarati બહેન (bahen).

### Noun

phen f anim (accusative singular/nominative plural phenǎ, accusative plural pheněn)
* sister
    Coordinate term: phral

#### Descendants

* Angloromani: pen, pan, pey

### References

* ↑ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 531
* 1 2 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “phen”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 235a
* ↑ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “e phej²³, -a ʒ. -a, -en = i phen¹, -ǎ ʒ. -ǎ, -ěn”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 294a

## Sinte Romani
### Alternative forms

* pen

### Noun

phen f
* sister

### References

* “phen” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Tsimané
### Noun

phen
* (Mosetén) woman

### References

* Jeanette Sakel ((Can we date this quote?)) Grammar of Mosetén

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 番 (SV: phiên).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [fɛn˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [fɛŋ˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [fɛŋ˧˧]
* Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

### Noun

phen • (番, 蕃, 藩, 𬏗)
* (literary) time
    Synonyms: lần, bận

## Vlax Romani
### Alternative forms

* pen (Gurbet)
* phej (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi)
* pheň (Lovara)

### Noun

phen f
* (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) sister
** (Sremski Gurbet) stepsister

#### Derived terms

* phen pav maćexa
* phenoři
* polupen
* upašphen
* řomňaći phen

### References

* “phen” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “phen” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɛn/

### Noun

phen
* Aspirate mutation of pen.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Welsh Romani
### Noun

phen f
* sister
* sister of mercy, nun

#### Derived terms

* någi phen
* pheniako
* pheňako
* phureder phen
* påš phen
* stifi phen

### References

* “phen” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Yola
### Adverb

phen
* Alternative form of fan (“when”)
** 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:Fad didn't thou cum t' ouz phen w'ad zumthin to yive?[Why didn't you come to us when we had something to give?]

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 131