kou
Chuukese edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kou
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
kou f (uncountable, diminutive koutje n)
- cold (low temperature)
- cold (illness)
- Synonym: verkoudheid
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Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kou
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Determiner edit
kou
- your second person singular, o-type
Related terms edit
See also edit
Hawaiian 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 edit
kou
- A tree with wood highly valued for woodworking, Cordia subcordata
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kou
Lindu edit
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kou
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
kou
- 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kou
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kou
Derived terms edit
West Makian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kou
- (intransitive) to break (of wood, etc.)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation 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