whatten

adjective

what·​ten

variants or whatn or less commonly whaten

ˈ(h)wätᵊn,

-wə- also -wȯ-

or whatna

-tnə

1

dialectal : what kind of

2

dialectal : what

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (northern dialect) whatkin, from what entry 3 + kin kindred, kind of

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