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From Japanese  (koi).

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koi (plural koi)

  1. Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.

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  • koi carp

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koi

  1. (insects) moth.
  2. A piece of furniture inside a water-borne vessel to sleep on.



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  • IPA: [koi]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Hyphenation: koi

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From *koje.

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koi

  1. (archaic) dawn

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje, *kuja.

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koi

  1. (insects) A short form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella, a common clothes moth, often only a moth.
  2. (insects) Any of the moths in the family Tineidae.

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koi

  1. A koi carp.

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  • Häkkinen, Kaisa: Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, WSOY, 2005.

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koi (hiragana こい)

  1. 来い: come, the imperative of 来る (くる, kuru)

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koi

  1. sharp

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koi

  1. spike
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