kua

See also: Kua, kúa, kuà, kuā, Küa, kuǎ, and ku'a

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HawaiianEdit

NounEdit

kua

1. (anatomy) back
2. burden

VerbEdit

kua

1. to chop

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KikuyuEdit

EtymologyEdit

Hinde (1904) records kukua (or kuite) as equivalents of English die in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kugua as its equivalent.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kua/

VerbEdit

kua (infinitive gũkua)

1. to die
2. to break into pieces, to fall into pieces

AntonymsEdit

• (to die): gũtũũra

Derived termsEdit

(Proverbs)

• mũici na mũndũ mũka atigaga kĩeha akua

Related termsEdit

(Nouns)

• gĩkuũ class 7
• mũkuũ class 1

(Adjectives)

• -kuũ

See alsoEdit

• (to break into pieces): gwatũka

ReferencesEdit

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MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

kua

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kuǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kuà.

Usage notesEdit

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• kuen

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kua m, f

1. definite feminine singular of ku

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse kúga. Akin to English cow.

Alternative formsEdit

• kue

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /²kʉːɑ/

VerbEdit

kua (present tense kuar, past tense kua, past participle kua, passive infinitive kuast, present participle kuande, imperative ku/kua)

1. to cow, subdue

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʉːɑ/

NounEdit

kua f

1. singular definite of ku

ReferencesEdit

• “kua” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese qual and Spanish cual and Kabuverdianu kual.

PronounEdit

kua

1. which

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SulungEdit

NounEdit

kua

1. water

ReferencesEdit

• Roger Blench, Mark Post, (De)classifying Arunachal languages: Reconstructing the evidence (2011)