Tok Pisin

Proper noun

Kus

1. Cush
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:13 (translation here):

     Nem bilong namba 2 wara em Gihon na em i go raunim kantri Kus.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœs/

Noun

kus ‎(plural kuste)

1. coast, shoreline
2. seashore
3. coastal region

Derived terms

• kuslangs

Etymology 2

From Dutch kus, kussen. Germanic term, cognate with English kiss, German küssen, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœs/

Noun

kus ‎(plural kusse)

1. kiss

Verb

kus ‎(present kus, present participle kussende, past participle gekus)

1. to kiss

Synonyms

• soen

Usage notes

The use of kus as an alternative for soen is rarely used in speech but is more commonly found in literature, often being used poetically.

Catawba

Etymology

From the same root as kusa ‎(“standing”), because the stalks stand upright.

Noun

kus

1. corn, maize

Usage notes

The initial consonant is sometimes voiced: gus.

Derived terms

• kus suk ‎(“corncob”, literally “corn house”)
• kus sarak ‎(“wheat”, literally “corn grass”)

References

• 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kus m

1. piece (part)
2. chunk

Declension

Related terms

• kousek m
• kousíček m

See also

• část f

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏs

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kos, kus, from Old Dutch *kos, *kus, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. The older Dutch forms with -u- are taken from the verb, those with -o- derive directly from the noun. Compare German Kuss, English kiss, Danish kys.

Noun

kus m ‎(plural kussen, diminutive kusje n)

1. Kiss

Synonyms

• zoen

Verb

kus

1. first-person singular present indicative of kussen
2. imperative of kussen

Estonian

Adverb

kus

1. where

French

Noun

kus m

1. plural of ku

Lojban

Rafsi

kus

1. rafsi of kusru.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kussaz, whence also Old Saxon kus, Old English coss, Old Norse koss.

Noun

kus m

1. kiss

Descendants

• Middle High German: kus, kos
  • German: Kuss

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Compare Old English coss, Old Frisian koss, Old High German kus, Old Norse koss.

Noun

kus m

1. a kiss

Declension

Related terms

• kussian

Descendants

• Middle Low German: kus, kuss

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûːs/

Noun

kȗs m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ку̑с)

1. (rare) piece, part

Declension

Synonyms

• komad
• parče
• deo/dio

Adjective

kȗs ‎(definite kȗsī, Cyrillic spelling ку̑с) (rare)

1. tailless
2. too short
3. incomplete

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ, cognate with Russian кус ‎(kus) and кусок ‎(kusok), Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус ‎(kus), kus ‎(kus), Bulgarian къс ‎(kǎs). Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit खादति ‎(khādati, “he chews”), Persian خاییدن ‎(xāyīdan, “to chew”).

Noun

kus m

1. piece

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kuse, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷusó from *kʷos, *kʷis. Compare Tocharian B kᵤse.

Pronoun

kus (accusative kuc)

1. (interrogative pronoun) who

Related terms

• kusne (relative pronoun)

Turkish

Verb

kus

1. second-person imperative of kusmak

Antonyms

• kusma

Veps

Adverb

kus

1. where, in what place (interrogative)

Synonyms

• miš

Derived terms

• kus-ni
• kus-se
• koje-kus
• nikus

References

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