koi

See also: ko'i and Ko I

English

Koi.

Etymology

From Japanese 鯉 (koi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 錦鯉, 锦鲤 (jǐnlǐ)

• Finnish: koristekarppi
• German: Koi (de) m, Koi-Karpfen m

• Irish: carbán koi m
• Japanese: 錦鯉 (にしきごい, nishikigoi), ニシキゴイ (nishikigoi), 鯉 (ja) (こい, koi), コイ (koi)
• Macedonian: јапонски крап m (jáponski krap), кои (mk) n (kói)
• Russian: карп ко́и m (karp kói), ко́и m, f (kói)

Anagrams

• oik

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje. Cognate with Finnish koi.

Noun

koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)

1. (insects) clothes moth (Tineola)
2. some other species of moth, such as the apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella, õunakoi)

Declension

Inflection of koi (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)

	singular	plural
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

• koiliblikas
• riidekoi

Derived terms

• õunakoi
• ihnuskoi
• raamatukoi
• koirohi

See also

• liblikas
• röövik
• tõuk

Etymology 2

From Low German koje (“tight room, bed on a ship”).

Noun

koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)

1. berth (a bed on a ship or boat), bunk bed

Declension

Inflection of koi (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)

	singular	plural
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

• koiku

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koi]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Hyphenation: koi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje. Cognate with Estonian koi.

Noun

koi

1. (insects) short form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella, common clothes moth, often only a moth
2. (insects) any of the moths in the family Tineidae
3. (pathology, archaic) cancer; see etymology section of syöpä (“cancer”)

Declension

Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	koin
abessive		koitta	koitta
comitative		—	koineen

Synonyms

• (clothes moth): koiperhonen
• (cancer): syöpä

Derived terms

• koinsyömä
• koipallo
• koipussi
• koiska

See also

• perhonen
• toukka

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Japanese 鯉 (koi).

Noun

koi

1. koi carp

Declension

Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	koin
abessive		koitta	koitta
comitative		—	koineen

Synonyms

• koikarppi, koi-karppi, koristekarppi

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje.

Noun

koi

1. (archaic) dawn

Declension

Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	koin
abessive		koitta	koitta
comitative		—	koineen

Synonyms

• (dawn): aamunkoi, aamunkoitto, sarastus

Derived terms

• kointähti

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

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French

Pronoun

koi

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative spelling of quoi

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Ingrian

Noun

koi

1. moth

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Japanese

Romanization

koi

1. Rōmaji transcription of こい

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Karelian

Noun

koi

1. moth

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Temerloh, Pahang) IPA^(key): /koi̯/

Pronoun

koi

1. me, I

See also

• aku
• beta
• saya

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Maori

Adjective

koi

1. sharp

Noun

koi

1. spike

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Palauan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 濃い (koi, “dark”).

Noun

koi

1. gray, darkish color

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Primitive Irish

Romanization

koi

1. Romanization of ᚕᚑᚔ

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Tuvaluan

Particle

koi

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