keu

See also: kêu, keᵤ, and ke'u

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køː/

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• Hyphenation: keu
• Rhymes: -øː

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French queue (“tail, queue, cue”).

Noun

keu f or m (plural keuen or keus, diminutive keutje n)

1. cue (for playing billiards)

Derived terms

• biljartkeu
• poolkeu
• snookerkeu

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch code (“sow”).

Noun

keu f (plural keuen, diminutive keutje n)

1. (dialectal) sow

   Synonym: zeug

2. (dialectal) piglet

   Synonym: big

Descendants

• → Munsee: kóoshkoosh
  • → Cree: kohkôs
  • → Ojibwe: gookoosh
• → Trió: kuusi
• → Unami: kwëshkwësh

Japanese

Romanization

keu

1. Rōmaji transcription of けう

Zou

Pronoun

keu

1. we, first personal pronoun plural exclusive

Synonyms

• ei

References

• http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf