Acehnese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gui

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

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡi/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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gui m (plural guis)

  1. mistletoe
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dutch giek.

Noun

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gui m (plural guis)

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

Further reading

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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gui

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Mandarin (guǐ).

Noun

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gui

  1. ghost

References

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