kwai
See also: ƙwai
English
Noun
kwai (plural kwai)
- Alternative form of kuai (yuan, Chinese currency)
Anagrams
- Kawi
Hadza
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʷaʔi/
Noun
kwai m (masc. plural kwaibii, fem. kwaiko, fem. plural kwaibee) (Note: the form after a determiner is kwai)
- warthog
Related terms
- hatchâ
Maquiritari
Alternative forms
- (allomorph after i) chai
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban [Term?]. Compare Apalaí kuae, Hixkaryana kwaye, Macushi kapai, and Waiwai kway.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʷaj]
Postposition
kwai
- through, by; indicates motion by way of an aquatic object
Usage notes
This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.
See also
Maquiritari primitive postpositions
| generic location | specific location or goal | pathway | |
|---|---|---|---|
| object class 1 | awö | aka | ai |
| object class 2 | tawö | taka | tai |
| aquatic object | kwawö | kwaka | kwai |
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 267–272
Wala
Noun
kwai
- water
Further reading
- Jesse Lovegren, Alice Mitchell, and Natsuko Nakagawa, The Wala language of Malaita, Solomon Islands (2015)