къу

See also: кью

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• хъу (χʷu)
• кхъу (qχʷu)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qʷə]

Noun

къу • (qʷu)

1. male

Declension

declension of къу

case	singular	plural
indefinite	къуэ (qʷɛ)	къуэхэ (qʷɛxɛ)
nominative	къуэр (qʷɛr)	къуэхэр (qʷɛxɛr)
ergative	къуэм (qʷɛm)	къуэхэмэ (qʷɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	къуэ(м)кӏэ (qʷɛ(m)kʼɛ)	къуэхэ(м)кӏэ (qʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	къуыу (qʷəwu)	къухыу (qʷuxəwu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qʷə]

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Letter

къу • (qʷu) (lower case, upper case Къу)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Adyghe Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is qwə and it has the sound of qw. It is preceded by къ and followed by кI.

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Chechen

Noun

къу • (qu) ?

1. thief