Translingual

Symbol

Ku

1. (chemistry) The chemical symbol of kurchatovium.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

Ku f ‎(plural Bäiste)

1. (zoology) cow

Albanian

Adverb

ku

1. where

See also

• kush

Bambara

Noun

ku

1. tail
2. yam

Derived terms

• bananku
• masaku

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

• k
• ke

Ewe

Verb

kuku

1. to die

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin kū.

Noun

ku n (genitive singular kus, plural ku)

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

Declension

French

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky/
• Homophones: cul, culs, cu, cus, kus, qu, qus

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

• ku-
• -ku

Japanese

Romanization

ku

1. rōmaji reading of く
2. rōmaji reading of ク

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

• da ku, ji ber ku

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kuː/

Noun

kū ‎(indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter Q.

Coordinate terms

• (Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B), cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ/ī graeca/ypsilon (Y), zēta (Z)

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

• aku
• daku
• اکو
• کو (کو- / -کو)
• داکو

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

• ku-
• -ku

See also

Mandarin

See also

• -ku

Romanization

ku

1. Nonstandard spelling of kū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǔ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kù.

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 kú), 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

• kugalskap
• kumelk
• melkeku

References

• “ku” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), 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

• kugalskap

References

• “ku” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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 cú, 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 cú, 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

Derived terms

• eloku
• heinku
• keväz'ku
• kezaku
• kül'mku
• reduku
• semendku
• sulaku
• sügüz'ku
• tal'vku
• uhoku
• uz'ku
• viluku
• kulehtez

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