kue

See also: Kue, kų́é, and kü

English

Noun

kue (plural kues)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q. Alternative form of cue.
   • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:

     The names of the letters, as now commonly spoken and written in English, are A, Bee, Cee, Dee, E, Eff, Gee, Aitch, I, Jay, Kay, Ell, Em, En, O, Pee, Kue, Ar, Ess, Tee, U, Vee, Double-u, Ex, Wy, Zee.

   • 1997, John Trotter, System of Rational Discourse, page 22:

     And there is [a] proverbial warning to mind your pees and kues.

   • 2003, Cristian Darie & Karli Watson, The Programmer's Guide to SQL, Apress, page 1:

     SQL is pronounced either "ess-kue-ell" or "see-kwell" depending on your preference.

Derived terms

• mind one's pees and kues

Translations

cue — see cue

Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kue (imperative ku, infinitive at kue, present tense kuer, past tense kuede, perfect tense har kuet)

1. to cow (to intimidate)
2. to subdue
3. to stunt (to check or hinder the growth or development)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kue

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	kue	kues
Present tense	kuer	kues
Past tense	kuede	kuedes
Imperative	ku	-
Participle
Present	kuende
Past	kuet
Gerund	kuen

Synonyms

• underkue (verb)
• undertrykke (verb)

References

• “kue” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkue̯]
• Hyphenation: kué

Noun

kué (first-person possessive kueku, second-person possessive kuemu, third-person possessive kuenya)

1. kuih
2. cake
3. cookie

Alternative forms

• koeé (superseded)
• kuih (Brunei, Malaysia)
• kueh (Singapore)

Further reading

• “kue” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kudek, equivalent to kuttoa (“to weave”) +‎ -e. Cognates include Finnish kude and Estonian kude.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkue/, [ˈkue̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkue/, [ˈkue̞]
• Rhymes: -ue
• Hyphenation: ku‧e

Noun

kue

1. weft

Declension

Declension of kue (type 6/lähe, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kue	kutteet
genitive	kutteen	kuttein
partitive	kuetta	kutteita
illative	kutteesse	kutteisse
inessive	kuttees	kutteis
elative	kutteest	kutteist
allative	kutteelle	kutteille
adessive	kutteel	kutteil
ablative	kutteelt	kutteilt
translative	kutteeks	kutteiks
essive	kutteenna, kutteen	kutteinna, kuttein
exessive1)	kutteent	kutteint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kue (present tense kuar, past tense kua, past participle kua, passive infinitive kuast, present participle kuande, imperative kue/ku)

1. Alternative form of kua