See also: KIU, kiū, kiù, and kiu-

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

kiu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kirmanjki (Northern Zaza).

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈkiu]
  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Hyphenation: ki‧u

Pronoun edit

kiu (plural kiuj, accusative singular kiun, accusative plural kiujn)

  1. who (the interrogative and relative correlative of individuals)
    Mi jam diris, ke mia frato, kiu estis iomete pli aĝa ol mi, mortis.
    I already said, that my brother, who was a little bit older than me, died.
  2. (relative) which
    La vivo moviĝas laŭ bova rapideco sur la sunaj, ĉielgloraj deklivoj, kiuj falas de la piramidaj pintoj al la bordoj de la bluega oceano.
    Life moves ploddingly on the sunny, heavenly-glorious slopes, which fall from the piramidal peaks to the borders of the big blue ocean.
    Karlo restas fama pro la influo-batalo, kiun li entreprenis kontraŭ la Parlamento de Anglio.[1]
    Charles remains famous for the influence battle, which he undertook against the English Parliament.

Derived terms edit

Determiner edit

kiu (accusative singular kiun, plural kiuj, accusative plural kiujn)

  1. which, what

Usage notes edit

Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kiu can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kiu ajn thus means whoever.

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Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiup (blowing on) (compare Malay tiup).

Noun edit

kiu

  1. The name of a strong, moderately cold northwesterly wind.

Kavalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien (kiô).

Noun edit

kiu

  1. eggplant

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From English cue.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kiu (plural kiu-kiu)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

Synonyms edit

  • qaf (Jawi letter name)
  • ki (Indonesian)

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Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

kiu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kiū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kiù.

Usage notes edit

  • 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.

Teop edit

Verb edit

kiu

  1. to work

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Zou edit

Noun edit

kiu

  1. elbow

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