gui

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gui"

Acehnese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡui̯/

Verb

gui

1. to grab or tug on someone else’s hair

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French guy, from Old French guy, from Latin viscum, influenced by Frankish *wīhsila.

Noun

gui m (plural guis)

1. mistletoe

Derived terms

• gui blanc
• gui des feuillus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch giek.

Noun

gui m (plural guis)

1. (nautical) spar (pole that supports a sail)

Further reading

• “gui”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Guaraní

Preposition

gui

1. from

Mandarin

Romanization

gui

1. Nonstandard spelling of guī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of guǐ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of guì.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 鬼 (guǐ).

Noun

gui

1. ghost

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN