Adyghe

Noun

кой • ‎(koj)

1. village

Synonyms

• (village): къуажэ ‎(q°āžă) (Kabardian)
• (village): къуаджэ ‎(q°āǯ̍ă) (Adyghe)

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔj/

Pronoun

кой • ‎(koj) m ‎(interrogative)

1. who, which (one) (used to ask about the identity of one or more people or things.)

   Кой го направи?‎

   Koj go napravi?

   Who did it?

   Коя е тази жена?‎

   Koja e tazi žena?

   Who is that woman?

   Кого питаш?‎

   Kogo pitaš?

   Who are you asking?

   С кого разговарям?‎

   S kogo razgovarjam?

   Who am I talking to?

   Кои от пациентите се възстановиха?‎

   Koi ot pacientite se vǎzstanoviha?

   Which of the patients have recovered?

   Кое искаш?‎

   Koe iskaš?

   Which one do you want?

   Кому да благодаря?‎

   Komu da blagodarja?

   Who should I thank?

2. (as a determiner) which, what

   Кой човек би направил подобно нещо?‎

   Koj čovek bi napravil podobno nešto?

   What person would do such a thing?

   Коя жена би се омъжила за него?‎

   Koja žena bi se omǎžila za nego?

   What woman would marry him?

   Кое яйце е по-тежко?‎

   Koe jajce e po-težko?

   Which egg is heavier?

   На кой стол седеше?‎

   Na koj stol sedeše?

   Which chair was she sitting on?

3. (as a conjunction) who, which, what (used to introduce a noun or an adjectival clause.)

   Не зная кой ще дойде.‎

   Ne znaja koj šte dojde.

   I don't know who will come.

   Чудя се от кого беше писмото.‎

   Čudja se ot kogo beše pismoto.

   I wonder who the letter was from.

   Не можеха да решат коя песен да пуснат.‎

   Ne možeha da rešat koja pesen da pusnat.

   They couldn't decide which song to play.

   Попитах ги през кои градове са минали.‎

   Popitah gi prez koi gradove sa minali.

   I asked them what towns they went through.

   Решението, кого да поканим, беше трудно.‎

   Rešenieto, kogo da pokanim, beše trudno.

   The decision who to invite was a difficult one.

   Изтръпвам при мисълта, кой би могъл да направи подобно нещо.‎

   Iztrǎpvam pri misǎlta, koj bi mogǎl da napravi podobno nešto.

   I shudder at the thought who could do such a thing.

Usage notes

The accusative, dative and prepositional forms are used only when кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. The dative form is dated and is replaced by на + the prepositional form (На кого да благодаря). In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones (Кой питаш, с кой разговарям). This usage is not considered standard.

Related terms

Erzya

Etymology 1

First coined in sense of body of adminstrative rules by bishop Damaskin in 1785.

Noun

кой • ‎(koj)

1. law
2. tradition, custom

Particle

As part of compound particles:

1. кой-зярдо, кой-косо‎

   koj-zärdo, koj-koso

   sometimes, somewhere

Kyrgyz

Noun

кой • ‎(koy)

1. sheep

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic кꙑи ‎(kyi), from Proto-Slavic *kъjь ‎(“who, what, which”), from *kъ ‎(“who”) + *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas ‎(“who”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos ‎(“who”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koj]

Determiner

кой • ‎(koj)

1. (antiquated, literary) how, which, who, what

   в ко́и-то ве́ки‎ ― v kói-to véki ― once in a very long time

   до ко́их пор?‎ ― do kóix por? ― how long?

   из ко́их‎ ― iz kóix ― of which; of whom

   на кой чёрт?‎ ― na koj čórt? ― what the **** for?

   ни в ко́ей ме́ре —'not in the least

   ни в ко́ем ра́зе‎ ― ni v kójem ráze ― not on your nelly

   ни в ко́ем слу́чае‎ ― ni v kójem slúčaje ― on no account; by no means

   ни ко́им о́бразом‎ ― ni kóim óbrazom ― there is no way

Usage notes

Now only found in a few set phrases and expressions.

Declension

Synonyms

• како́й ‎(kakój), кото́рый ‎(kotóryj)

Antonyms

• никой ‎(nikoj)

Related terms

Derived terms

• кое- ‎(koje-)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “кой”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress