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kon

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kon

vi. to subside, to keep still, when chided through shame.

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kon

n. konikon, konin, kokoni, uakonikon: retraction, contraction.
v. to retire, to contract, to give way, to give way under pressure.
fig. kon, kon nako: deceived, disappointed, taken in, snubbed, abashed.
ex.
  • kon rikaki, konin rikaki: to pull in one's horns, to go into one's shell.
  • uakonikon: to give way under pressure.
vc. ka-kona: to make retire, to yield, etc., to disappoint, to rebuke, to snub, etc.
kakonrikaka.