koi
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi (plural koi)
- Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.
- 1985 September 2, Joe Klein, quoting Douglas S. Cramer, “The Real Star of ‘Dynasty’”, in New York, page 34:
- We sense that while it might be wonderful for Krystle and Alexis to have a catfight in a koi pond, it would be inappropriate for Joan to smack Linda with a koi.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Cyprinus rubrofuscus): koi carp
Translations[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Choctaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi
Estonian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje. Cognate with Finnish koi.
Noun[edit]
koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)
- (insects) clothes moth (Tineola)
- some other species of moth, such as the apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella, õunakoi)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | koi | koid |
accusative | 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 |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Low German koje (“tight room, bed on a ship”).
Noun[edit]
koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | koi | koid |
accusative | 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 |
See also[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje. Cognate with Estonian koi, Erzya ки (ki)[1].
Noun[edit]
koi
- (insects) moth: common clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella
- Synonyms: vaatekoi (more specific), koiperhonen
- (insects) any of the moths in the family Tineidae
- (pathology, archaic) cancer
- Synonym: syöpä
Declension[edit]
Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | koi | koit | ||
genitive | koin | koiden koitten | ||
partitive | koita | koita | ||
illative | koihin | koihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | koi | koit | ||
accusative | nom. | koi | koit | |
gen. | koin | |||
genitive | koin | koiden koitten | ||
partitive | koita | koita | ||
inessive | koissa | koissa | ||
elative | koista | koista | ||
illative | koihin | koihin | ||
adessive | koilla | koilla | ||
ablative | koilta | koilta | ||
allative | koille | koille | ||
essive | koina | koina | ||
translative | koiksi | koiksi | ||
abessive | koitta | koitta | ||
instructive | — | koin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Keresztes, László. 1986. Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial. (Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.) Szeged.
Further reading[edit]
- “1. koi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje.
Noun[edit]
koi (archaic)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | koi | koit | ||
genitive | koin | koiden koitten | ||
partitive | koita | koita | ||
illative | koihin | koihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | koi | koit | ||
accusative | nom. | koi | koit | |
gen. | koin | |||
genitive | koin | koiden koitten | ||
partitive | koita | koita | ||
inessive | koissa | koissa | ||
elative | koista | koista | ||
illative | koihin | koihin | ||
adessive | koilla | koilla | ||
ablative | koilta | koilta | ||
allative | koille | koille | ||
essive | koina | koina | ||
translative | koiksi | koiksi | ||
abessive | koitta | koitta | ||
instructive | — | koin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms[edit]
- (dawn): aamunkoi, aamunkoitto, sarastus
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “2. koi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 3[edit]
Ultimately from Japanese 鯉 (koi).
Noun[edit]
koi
- koi carp
Declension[edit]
Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | koi | koit | ||
genitive | koin | koiden koitten | ||
partitive | koita | koita | ||
illative | koihin | koihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | koi | koit | ||
accusative | nom. | koi | koit | |
gen. | koin | |||
genitive | koin | koiden koitten | ||
partitive | koita | koita | ||
inessive | koissa | koissa | ||
elative | koista | koista | ||
illative | koihin | koihin | ||
adessive | koilla | koilla | ||
ablative | koilta | koilta | ||
allative | koille | koille | ||
essive | koina | koina | ||
translative | koiksi | koiksi | ||
abessive | koitta | koitta | ||
instructive | — | koin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
koi
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative spelling of quoi
Hawaiian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
koi
- to urge
Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *koi. Cognates include Finnish koi and Estonian koi.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯/, [ˈko̞i̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯/, [ˈko̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi̯
- Hyphenation: koi
Noun[edit]
koi
Declension[edit]
Declension of koi (type 8/maa, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | koi | koit |
genitive | koin | koijen |
partitive | koita | koita |
illative | koihe | koihe |
inessive | kois | kois |
elative | koist | koist |
allative | koille | koille |
adessive | koil | koil |
ablative | koilt | koilt |
translative | koiks | koiks |
essive | koinna, koin | koinna, koin |
exessive1) | koint | koint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 183
Iu Mien[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Chinese 開/开 (kāi). Related to nqoi.
Verb[edit]
koi
- (transitive) to open
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
koi
Karelian[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi
Lindu[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
koi
See also[edit]
Maori[edit]
Adjective[edit]
koi
Noun[edit]
koi
Palauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 濃い (koi, “dark”).
Noun[edit]
koi
See also[edit]
becheleleu | koi (?) | chedelekelek |
bekerkard, rirch; bungungau | bibrurek, berorou; cheriich, bedengel a chutem | bibrurek, mellil, merir |
bedengel a biib (?) | bedengel a biib, bedengel a chudel | |
mellemau | mellemau, bedengel a eanged | mellemau, bedengel a daob |
ulalk | ulalk |
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
koi
Primitive Irish[edit]
Romanization[edit]
koi
- Romanization of ᚕᚑᚔ
Sahu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi
References[edit]
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill
Ternate[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly related to Tabaru koyu (“banana”), synonym of the more common Tabaru term bole.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi (Jawi کوي)
References[edit]
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *kori, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kerit. Compare Yogad kerrit.
Verb[edit]
koi
- to scratch
Tuvaluan[edit]
Particle[edit]
koi
- continuous action marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb
Votic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *koi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
koi
Inflection[edit]
Declension of koi (type I/maa, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | koi | koid |
genitive | koi | koijõ |
partitive | koitõ | koitõ |
illative | koihi, koihisõ | koisõ |
inessive | koiz | koiz |
elative | koissõ | koissõ |
allative | koilõ | koilõ |
adessive | koillõ | koillõ |
ablative | koiltõ | koiltõ |
translative | koissi | koissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References[edit]
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “koi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ/1 syllable
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with quotations
- en:Carps
- Choctaw terms borrowed from English
- Choctaw terms derived from English
- Choctaw lemmas
- Choctaw nouns
- cho:Literature
- Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- Estonian koi-type nominals
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/oi
- Rhymes:Finnish/oi/1 syllable
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Pathology
- Finnish terms with archaic senses
- Finnish maa-type nominals
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish archaic terms
- Finnish terms derived from Japanese
- fi:Fish
- fi:Moths
- French lemmas
- French pronouns
- French terms spelled with K
- French internet slang
- French text messaging slang
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian verbs
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Uralic
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/oi̯
- Rhymes:Ingrian/oi̯/1 syllable
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- izh:Insects
- Iu Mien terms borrowed from Chinese
- Iu Mien terms derived from Chinese
- Iu Mien lemmas
- Iu Mien verbs
- Iu Mien transitive verbs
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- Lindu lemmas
- Lindu nouns
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Malay lemmas
- Malay pronouns
- Maori lemmas
- Maori adjectives
- Maori nouns
- Palauan terms borrowed from Japanese
- Palauan terms derived from Japanese
- Palauan lemmas
- Palauan nouns
- pau:Colors
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔi
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔi/2 syllables
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish verb forms
- Primitive Irish non-lemma forms
- Primitive Irish romanizations
- Sahu terms derived from Ternate
- Sahu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sahu lemmas
- Sahu nouns
- saj:Plants
- Ternate terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ternate lemmas
- Ternate nouns
- tft:Plants
- Tetum terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tetum terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tetum lemmas
- Tetum verbs
- Tuvaluan lemmas
- Tuvaluan particles
- Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/oi̯
- Rhymes:Votic/oi̯/1 syllable
- Votic lemmas
- Votic nouns
- Votic maa-type nominals