kui

kui

See also: kuí, kuì, kuī, kuǐ, ku'i, kúi, and kùi

'Are'are

Noun

kui

1. dog

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Estonian

Conjunction

kui

1. when, as, while
2. if, whether
3. than
4. how
5. as soon as, just as

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Finnish

Etymology

From kuin(ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkui̯/, [ˈkui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification^(key): kui

Adverb

kui

1. (colloquial) how
2. (colloquial) why (are you asking)

   Joo muistan... kui?

   Yeah I remember... why?

Synonyms

• (how) kuinka, miten
• (why) kuinka niin

Anagrams

• iku-

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Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkui̯/, [ˈkui̯]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkui̯/, [ˈkui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui̯
• Hyphenation: kui

Adverb

kui

1. Alternative form of kuin
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:

     Miä muissin, kui möö hulkuimma metsää mööt, yhenlain ku sokkiat, ja nyt kovin meinaisin oppihussa löytämää teetä, samalviittää kui pioneerat.

     I remembered, how we wandered along the forest, like we were blind, and now I really decided to learn to find the way, just like the pioneers.

References

• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 57

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Japanese

Romanization

kui

1. Rōmaji transcription of くい

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Javanese

Determiner

kui

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuwi.

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Karelian

Adverb

kui

1. how

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Livvi

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *ku. Cognates include Finnish kui and Ingrian kui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkui̯/
• Hyphenation: kui

Adverb

kui

1. how? (interrogative)

   Kui se sanohes livvikse? ― How is this called in Livvi?

2. how (relative)

   Se on, kui luadie. ― This is how to do it.

3. how! (exclamatory)

   Kui olet kaunis! ― How pretty are you!

Conjunction

kui

1. (just) like

   Hyö ollah kui lapset. ― They are like children.

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 124

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Mandarin

Romanization

kui

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kuí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kuǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of kuì.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kui f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of ku

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Teressa

Noun

kui

1. head

References

• Abbi, Anvita; R, Vyaskh (2020), “Aspects of word formation processes in Luro: The endangered language of the Nicobar Islands”, in Asian Language and Linguistics‎

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Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish kuin, Ingrian kui and Estonian kui.

Pronunciation

• (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkui̯/, [ˈkui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui̯
• Hyphenation: kui

Adverb

kui

1. (interrogative) how?
2. (relative) how
3. however, no matter how

Conjunction

kui

1. (relative) when
2. if
3. than (in comparisons)

References

• V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “kui”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn