kui

See also: kuí, kuì, kuī, kuǐ, ku'i, kúi, and kùi

'Are'are

Noun

kui

1. dog

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Estonian

Conjunction

kui

1. when, as, while
2. if, whether
3. than
4. how
5. as soon as, just as

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Finnish

Etymology

kuinka

Adverb

kui

1. (colloquial) how
2. (colloquial) why

   Joo muistan... kui?

   Yeah I remember... why?

Synonyms

• (how) kuinka, miten
• (why) miksi

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Ingrian

Conjunction

kui

1. if

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Japanese

Romanization

kui

1. Rōmaji transcription of くい

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Javanese

Determiner

kui

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuwi.

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Karelian

Adverb

kui

1. how

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Mandarin

Romanization

kui

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kuí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kuǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of kuì.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.