khua

See also: khüa, khứa, khựa, and kʰua¹

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kū, from Proto-Germanic *kūz. Cognate with German Kuh, English cow.

Noun

khua f (plural (Luserna) khüa or (Sette Comuni) khüu, diminutive khüule)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) cow

Derived terms

• khüjar
• khüjavögalle

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “khua” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰuə˧˧] ~ [xuə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰuə˧˧] ~ [xuə˧˧]

Noun

khua

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Verb

khua

1. repeatedly moving hands or long items from side to side

   Bà lão mù đang khua gậy dò đường ― The blind old lady is waving her white cane to scan the way