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Ku

Ku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Translingual

Symbol

Ku

  1. (chemistry) The chemical symbol of kurchatovium.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian , from Proto-Germanic *kūz. More at cow.

Noun

Ku f (plural Bäiste)

  1. (zoology) cow

ku

ku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Albanian

Adverb

ku

  1. where

See also


Bambara

Noun

ku

  1. tail
  2. yam

Derived terms


Chitimacha

Noun

ku

  1. water

References

  • John Reed Swanton, A Structural and Lexical Comparison of the Tunica, Chitimacha and Atakapa languages (1919): kū

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n)

Pronunciation

Preposition

ku

  1. to (in the direction of, and arriving at)

Synonyms


Ewe

Verb

kuku

  1. to die

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin .

Noun

ku n (genitive singular kus, plural ku)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

Declension

n3 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ku kuið ku kuini
Accusative ku kuið ku kuini
Dative kui kuinum kuum kuunum
Genitive kus kusins kua kuanna

French

Alternative forms

  • cu (much less common)
  • qu (less common)

Pronunciation

Noun

ku m (plural kus)

  1. cue, The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/

Pronoun

ku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Derived terms


Japanese

Romanization

ku

  1. rōmaji reading of
  2. rōmaji reading of

Javanese

Etymology 1

Shortened form of aku, from Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

ku (personal pronoun, informal)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Etymology 2

Clipping of iku

Determiner

ku

  1. that, those

Kurdish

Conjunction

ku

  1. that (connecting noun clause, introducing the result of the main clause)
    Min bihîst ku ew pir dewlemend e.
    I heard that he is very rich.
  2. implied that (where it is grammatically necessary)
    Min tutişt tune ku bidim.
    I have nothing to give. OR I have nothing that I give.

Pronoun

ku

  1. which, that (of those mentioned or implied)
    Dîmenderparêzên ku ekranê diguherînin bi kar bîne.
    Use screen savers that manipulate the screen.

Derived terms


Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

(indeclinable)

  1. The name of the letter Q.

Coordinate terms

References

  • Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32
    Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū — each, again, with a long vowel sound.

Lojban

Cmavo

ku

  1. ends a sumti

Usage notes

  • It can be omitted if no ambiguity results.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ku]

Preposition

ku (with dative; used before ch, g, and k)

  1. Alternative form of k

Malay

Etymology

Shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/
  • Rhymes: -ku, -u

Pronoun

ku (Jawi spelling کو, Informal, rough even towards older people)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Kutahu.
    I know.
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
    Dia mengenaliku.
    He knows me.
  3. me (object of a preposition)
    Dia pergi denganku.
    He went with me.
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)
    Ini barangku.
    This is my stuff.

Derived terms

See also


Mandarin

See also

Romanization

ku

  1. Nonstandard spelling of .
  2. Nonstandard spelling of .
  3. Nonstandard spelling of .

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.

Mauritian Creole

Noun

ku

  1. Alternative spelling of kou

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular ), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (cow).

Noun

ku m, f (definite singular kua or kuen, indefinite plural kuer or kyr, definite plural kuene or kyrne)

  1. a cow

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular ), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (cow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʉː/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

ku f (definite singular kua, indefinite plural kyr, definite plural kyrne)

  1. cow
    Det går eit par kyr i beitet og beitar.
    There are a couple of cows grazing in the pasture.

Derived terms

References


Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/

Preposition

ku (+ dative)

  1. towards, to

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ki, the same root from which the Finnish ken is derived.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/

Pronoun

ku

  1. who

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog). Compare Tocharian B ku, Latin canis, Old Irish , Old English hund.

Noun

ku m

  1. dog

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog). Compare Tocharian A ku, Latin canis, Old Irish , Old English hund.

Noun

ku m

  1. dog

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *-w (negative particle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ku]

Adverb

ku

  1. not

Veps

Etymology 1

Conjunction

ku

  1. if
  2. when
  3. than (in comparisons)
Synonyms
  • (than): mi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *kuu, from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.

Noun

ku

  1. moon
  2. month
Inflection
Inflection of ku
nominative sing. ku
genitive sing. kun
partitive sing. kud
partitive plur. kuid
singular plural
nominative ku kud
accusative kun kud
genitive kun kuiden
partitive kud kuid
essive-instructive kun kuin
translative kuks kuikš
inessive kus kuiš
elative kuspäi kuišpäi
illative ? kuihe
adessive kul kuil
ablative kulpäi kuilpäi
allative kule kuile
abessive kuta kuita
comitative kunke kuidenke
prolative kudme kuidme
approximative I kunno kuidenno
approximative II kunnoks kuidennoks
egressive kunnopäi kuidennopäi
terminative I ? kuihesai
terminative II kulesai kuilesai
terminative III kussai
additive I ? kuihepäi
additive II kulepäi kuilepäi

Derived terms

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), если, месяц, когда, раз, чем”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Yurok

Noun

ku

  1. dove