See also: Kial

Bahnar edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bahnaric *kjaː₁l, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kjaal. Cognate with Cua khiːl, Nyaheun kjew ~ kjoː, Khmer ខ្យល់ (khyɑl), Old Mon kyāl (modern Mon ကျ (ca)), Vietnamese gió.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kial 

  1. wind

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) + -al (correlative suffix of reason)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkial]
  • Rhymes: -ial
  • Hyphenation: ki‧al
  • (file)

Adverb edit

kial

  1. why

Conjunction edit

kial

  1. why
    Ne estas malfacile kompreni kial ŝi koleriĝis.
    It isn't difficult to understand why she became angry.
    Kial vi ĉiuj ne dancas?
    Why aren't y'all dancing?

Derived terms edit

See also edit