kial

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Bahnar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bahnaric *kjaː₁l, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kjaal. Cognate with Cua khiːl, Nyaheun kjew ~ kjoː, Khmer ខ្យល់ (khyɑl), Old Mon kyāl (modern Mon ကျ (ca)), Vietnamese gió.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kial 

  1. wind

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) + -al (correlative suffix of reason)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkial]
  • Rhymes: -ial
  • Hyphenation: ki‧al
  • (file)

Adverb[edit]

kial

  1. why

Conjunction[edit]

kial

  1. why
    Ne estas malfacile kompreni kial ŝi koleriĝis.
    It isn't difficult to understand why she became angry.
    Kial vi ĉiuj ne dancas?
    Why aren't y'all dancing?

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