ku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷu (“where?”). Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬏‎ (kū), Sanskrit कू (kū́).

Adverb

ku

1. where

See also

• kush

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Bambara

Noun

ku

1. tail
2. yam

Derived terms

• bananku
• masaku

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Bura

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kú]

Noun

ku

1. hole

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n)

Pronunciation

• ku

  (file)

Preposition

ku

1. (informal) to (in the direction of, and arriving at)

Synonyms

• k
• ke

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Ewe

Verb

kuku

1. to die

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Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin kū.

Noun

ku n (genitive singular kus, plural ku)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

Declension

Declension of ku
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ku	kuið	ku	kuini
accusative	ku	kuið	ku	kuini
dative	kui	kuinum	kuum	kuunum
genitive	kus	kusins	kua	kuanna

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French

Alternative forms

• cu (much less common)
• qu (less common)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky/
• Rhymes: -y
• Homophones: cul, culs, cu, cus, kus, qu, qus

Noun

ku m (plural kus)

1. cue, The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology 1

From Portuguese quando. Cognates with Kabuverdianu kantu.

Pronoun

ku

1. when

Etymology 2

From Portuguese com. Cognates with Kabuverdianu ku.

Preposition

ku

1. with

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Pronoun

ku

1. I (personal pronoun)
2. me (direct object of a verb)
3. me (object of a preposition)
4. me (indirect object of a verb)
5. my (belonging to me)

Derived terms

• ku-
• -ku

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Ingrian

Pronoun

ku

1. when

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Japanese

Romanization

ku

1. Rōmaji transcription of く
2. Rōmaji transcription of ク

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Javanese

Etymology 1

Shortened form of aku, from Old Javanese aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

ku (personal pronoun, informal)

1. I (personal pronoun)
2. me (direct object of a verb)
3. me (object of a preposition)
4. me (indirect object of a verb)
5. my (belonging to me)

Etymology 2

Clipping of iku

Determiner

ku

1. that, those

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese com.

Preposition

ku

1. with

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Kurdish

Conjunction

ku

1. that (connecting noun clause, introducing the result of the main clause)

   Min bihîst ku ew pir dewlemend e.

   I heard that he is very rich.

2. implied that (where it is grammatically necessary)

   Min tutişt tune ku bidim.

   I have nothing to give. OR I have nothing that I give.

Pronoun

ku

1. which, that (of those mentioned or implied)

   Dîmenderparêzên ku ekranê diguherînin bi kar bîne.

   Use screen savers that manipulate the screen.

Derived terms

• da ku, ji ber ku

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Latin

Alternative forms

• cū

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kuː/

Noun

kū ? (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter Q.

Coordinate terms

• (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

References

• Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32
  Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū — each, again, with a long vowel sound.

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• kui (Courland)

Etymology

Related to Estonian kuidas and Finnish kuinka.

Pronoun

ku

1. how

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Preposition

ku (with dative)

1. Alternative form of k (used before ch, g, and k)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• aku
• daku
• اکو‎
• کو‎ (کو-‎ / -کو‎)
• داکو‎

Etymology

Shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -ku, -u

Pronoun

ku (Jawi spelling کو, Informal, rough even towards older people)

1. I (personal pronoun)

   Kutahu.

   I know.

2. me (direct object of a verb)

   Dia mengenaliku.

   He knows me.

3. me (object of a preposition)

   Dia pergi denganku.

   He went with me.

4. me (indirect object of a verb)
5. my (belonging to me)

   Ini barangku.

   This is my stuff.

Derived terms

• ku-
• -ku

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	familiar	aku / اکو‎	kami / کامي‎ (exclusive) kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
	polite	saya / ساي‎
2nd person	familiar	engkau / اڠکاو‎ kamu / کامو‎ awak / اوق‎
	polite	anda / اندا‎
3rd person		dia / دي‎ ia / اي‎ -nya / -ڽ‎	mereka / مريک‎

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Mandarin

Romanization

ku

1. Nonstandard spelling of kū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǔ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kù.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Mauritian Creole

Noun

ku

1. Alternative spelling of kou

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Middle English

Noun

ku

1. Alternative form of cou

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

Noun

ku m, f (definite singular kua or kuen, indefinite plural kuer or kyr, definite plural kuene or kyrne)

1. a cow

Derived terms

• kugalskap
• kumelk
• melkeku, mjølkeku

References

• “ku” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʉː/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kýr (accusative singular kú), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

Noun

ku f (definite singular kua, indefinite plural kyr, definite plural kyrne)

1. cow

   Det går eit par kyr i beitet og beitar.

   There are a couple of cows grazing in the pasture.

Derived terms

• kugalskap
• mjølkeku

Verb

ku

1. imperative of kua

Further reading

• “ku” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese com and Spanish con and Kabuverdianu ku.

Preposition

ku

1. with
2. than
3. that
4. which
5. plus
6. and

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Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

• Audio

  (file)

Preposition

ku (+ dative)

1. towards, to

Further reading

• ku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ki, the same root from which the Finnish ken is derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Pronoun

ku

1. who

Further reading

• Entry 71522 in Álgu database

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian B ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.

Noun

ku m

1. dog

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Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian A ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.

Noun

ku m

1. dog

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Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *-w (negative particle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ku]

Adverb

ku

1. not

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Veps

Etymology 1

Conjunction

ku

1. if
2. when
3. than (in comparisons)

Synonyms

• (than): mi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *kuu, from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.

Noun

ku

1. moon
2. month

Inflection

Inflection of ku
nominative sing.	ku
genitive sing.	kun
partitive sing.	kud
partitive plur.	kuid
	singular	plural
nominative	ku	kud
accusative	kun	kud
genitive	kun	kuiden
partitive	kud	kuid
essive-instructive	kun	kuin
translative	kuks	kuikš
inessive	kus	kuiš
elative	kuspäi	kuišpäi
illative	?	kuihe
adessive	kul	kuil
ablative	kulpäi	kuilpäi
allative	kule	kuile
abessive	kuta	kuita
comitative	kunke	kuidenke
prolative	kudme	kuidme
approximative I	kunno	kuidenno
approximative II	kunnoks	kuidennoks
egressive	kunnopäi	kuidennopäi
terminative I	?	kuihesai
terminative II	kulesai	kuilesai
terminative III	kussai	—
additive I	?	kuihepäi
additive II	kulepäi	kuilepäi

Derived terms

Terms derived from ku

• eloku
• heinku
• keväz'ku
• kezaku

• kulehtez
• kül'mku
• reduku
• semendku

• sulaku
• sügüz'ku
• tal'vku

• uhoku
• uz'ku
• viluku

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “если, месяц, когда, раз, чем”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Wakhi

Etymology

Pronoun

ku

1. who

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Yurok

Noun

ku

1. dove