kou
Chuukese
editEtymology
editNoun
editkou
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom older koude, from Middle Dutch coude, alteration (based on the adjective) of kelde, from Old Dutch *keldi, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Cognate with German Kälte.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkou f (uncountable, diminutive koutje n)
- cold (low temperature)
- cold (illness)
- Synonym: verkoudheid
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editHaitian Creole
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editkou
Etymology 2
editNoun
editkou
Related terms
editHawaiian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Determiner
editkou
- your second person singular, o-type
Related terms
editSee also
editHawaiian possessive pronouns
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions. | |||||
singular | dual | plural | |||
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1st person | koʻu, kaʻu kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) |
ko māua, kā māua (exclusive) ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive) |
ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive) ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive) | ||
2nd person | kou, kāu kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) |
ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua | ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou | ||
3rd person | kona, kāna | ko lāua, kā lāua | ko lākou, kā lākou |
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editkou
- A tree with wood highly valued for woodworking, Cordia subcordata
Japanese
editRomanization
editkou
Lindu
editNoun
editkou
Mandarin
editRomanization
editkou
- Nonstandard spelling of kōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of kòu.
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.
Mauritian Creole
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editkou
Etymology 2
editNoun
editkou
Derived terms
editWest Makian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkou
- (intransitive) to break (of wood, etc.)
Conjugation
editConjugation of kou (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tokou | mokou | akou | |
2nd person | nokou | fokou | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ikou | dokou | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nokou, kou | fokou, kou |
References
edit- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
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