See also: Kue, , and KUE

English

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Noun

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kue (plural kues)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.
    • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:
      The names of the letters, as now commonly spoken and written in English, are A, Bee, Cee, Dee, E, Eff, Gee, Aitch, I, Jay, Kay, Ell, Em, En, O, Pee, Kue, Ar, Ess, Tee, U, Vee, Double-u, Ex, Wy, Zee.
    • 1997, John Trotter, System of Rational Discourse, page 22:
      And there is [a] proverbial warning to mind your pees and kues.
    • 2003, Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, The Programmer's Guide to SQL, Apress, page 1:
      SQL is pronounced either "ess-kue-ell" or "see-kwell" depending on your preference.

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Danish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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kue (imperative ku, infinitive at kue, present tense kuer, past tense kuede, perfect tense har kuet)

  1. to cow (to intimidate)
  2. to subdue
  3. to stunt (to check or hinder the growth or development)

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkue̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kuè

Noun

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kuè (first-person possessive kueku, second-person possessive kuemu, third-person possessive kuenya)

  1. kuih
    Synonym: geleca
  2. cake
    Synonym: bolu
  3. cookie
    Synonym: kukis

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kudëk, equivalent to kuttoa (to weave) +‎ -e. Cognates include Finnish kude and Estonian kude.

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Noun

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kue

  1. weft (interlaced threads)

Declension

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Declension of kue (type 6/lähe, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kue kutteet
genitive kutteen kuttein
partitive kuetta kutteita
illative kutteesse kutteisse
inessive kuttees kutteis
elative kutteest kutteist
allative kutteelle kutteille
adessive kutteel kutteil
ablative kutteelt kutteilt
translative kutteeks kutteiks
essive kutteenna, kutteen kutteinna, kuttein
exessive1) kutteent kutteint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

Murui Huitoto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkwɛ]
  • Hyphenation: kue

Etymology 1

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Cognates include Minica Huitoto kue and Nüpode Huitoto kue.

Pronoun

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kue

  1. I
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:
      Jesucristo rafuena omoɨmo cue lloiacana jira, naimɨe comɨnɨna nano lloitɨcue.
      Because of my wanting to tell you of the story of Jesus Christ, I will first tell of his people.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Root

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kue

  1. iguana
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References

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  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 51
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 157

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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kue (present tense kuar, past tense kua, past participle kua, passive infinitive kuast, present participle kuande, imperative kue/ku)

  1. Alternative form of kua