koi

English

Wikipedia

Koi.

Etymology

From Japanese 鯉 (koi).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ
• Homophone: coy

Noun

koi (plural koi)

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

Synonyms

• (Cyprinus carpio): koi carp

Translations

variety of carp

Finnish: koristekarppi (fi)

Japanese: 錦鯉 (にしきごい, nishikigoi)

Anagrams

• oik

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Estonian

Noun

koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)

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

Declension

Declension of koi (type koi)

	singular	plural
nominative	koi	koid
genitive	koi	koide
partitive	koid	koisid
illative	koisse	koidesse
inessive	kois	koides
elative	koist	koidest
allative	koile	koidele
adessive	koil	koidel
ablative	koilt	koidelt
translative	koiks	koideks
terminative	koini	koideni
essive	koina	koidena
abessive	koita	koideta
comitative	koiga	koidega

Derived terms

• riidekoi

See also

• liblikas
• röövik
• tõuk

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje.

Noun

koi

1. (archaic) dawn

Declension

Declension of koi (type maa) singular plural nominative koi koit genitive koin koiden koitten partitive koita koita accusative koi koin koit inessive koissa koissa elative koista koista illative koihin koihin adessive koilla koilla ablative koilta koilta allative koille koille essive koina koina translative koiksi koiksi instructive – koin abessive koitta koitta comitative – koineen

Synonyms

• (dawn): aamunkoi, aamunkoitto, sarastus

Derived terms

• kointähti

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of koi (type maa) singular plural nominative koi koit genitive koin koiden koitten partitive koita koita accusative koi koin koit inessive koissa koissa elative koista koista illative koihin koihin adessive koilla koilla ablative koilta koilta allative koille koille essive koina koina translative koiksi koiksi instructive – koin abessive koitta koitta comitative – koineen

Synonyms

• (clothes moth): koiperhonen

Derived terms

• koinsyömä
• koipallo
• koipussi

See also

• perhonen
• toukka

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Japanese 鯉 (koi).

Noun

koi

1. koi carp

Declension

Declension of koi (type maa) singular plural nominative koi koit genitive koin koiden koitten partitive koita koita accusative koi koin koit inessive koissa koissa elative koista koista illative koihin koihin adessive koilla koilla ablative koilta koilta allative koille koille essive koina koina translative koiksi koiksi instructive – koin abessive koitta koitta comitative – koineen

Synonyms

• koikarppi, koi-karppi, koristekarppi

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

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French

Abbreviation

koi

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) quoi

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Japanese

Verb

koi (hiragana こい)

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

Noun

koi (hiragana こい)

1. 鯉: carp
2. 恋: love

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Maori

Adjective

koi

1. sharp

Noun

koi

1. spike

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Tuvaluan

Marker

koi

1. continuous action marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb