ku
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷu (“where?”). Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬏 (kū), Sanskrit कू (kū́).
Bura
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kú]
Ewe
Faroese
Declension
Declension of ku | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ku | kuið | ku | kuini |
accusative | ku | kuið | ku | kuini |
dative | kui | kuinum | kuum | kuunum |
genitive | kus | kusins | kua | kuanna |
French
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology 1
From Portuguese quando. Cognates with Kabuverdianu kantu.
Etymology 2
From Portuguese com. Cognates with Kabuverdianu ku.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku/
Pronoun
ku
Ingrian
Javanese
Etymology 1
Shortened form of aku, from Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Pronoun
ku (personal pronoun, informal)
Etymology 2
Clipping of iku
Kurdish
Conjunction
ku
Pronoun
ku
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kuː/
Coordinate terms
References
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32
Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū — each, again, with a long vowel sound.
Livonian
Alternative forms
- kui (Courland)
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku/
Malay
Etymology
Shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku/
- Rhymes: -ku, -u
Pronoun
ku (Jawi spelling کو, Informal, rough even towards older people)
Mandarin
Usage notes
- 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.
Mauritian Creole
Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʉː/ (example of pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”). Akin to English cow.
Papiamentu
Etymology 1
From Portuguese com and Spanish con and Kabuverdianu ku.
Etymology 2
From Portuguese que and Spanish que and Kabuverdianu ki.
Polish
Etymology
From Old Polish k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku/
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Ter Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ki, the same root from which the Finnish ken is derived.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku/
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian B ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian A ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.
Tsonga
Veps
Synonyms
- (than): mi
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *kuu, from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.
Inflection
Inflection of ku | |||
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nominative sing. | ku | ||
genitive sing. | kun | ||
partitive sing. | kud | ||
partitive plur. | kuid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ku | kud | |
accusative | kun | kud | |
genitive | kun | kuiden | |
partitive | kud | kuid | |
essive-instructive | kun | kuin | |
translative | kuks | kuikš | |
inessive | kus | kuiš | |
elative | kuspäi | kuišpäi | |
illative | ? | kuihe | |
adessive | kul | kuil | |
ablative | kulpäi | kuilpäi | |
allative | kule | kuile | |
abessive | kuta | kuita | |
comitative | kunke | kuidenke | |
prolative | kudme | kuidme | |
approximative I | kunno | kuidenno | |
approximative II | kunnoks | kuidennoks | |
egressive | kunnopäi | kuidennopäi | |
terminative I | ? | kuihesai | |
terminative II | kulesai | kuilesai | |
terminative III | kussai | — | |
additive I | ? | kuihepäi | |
additive II | kulepäi | kuilepäi |