kung-fu

See also: kungfu and kung fu

English

Noun

kung-fu (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of kung fu

Finnish

Alternative forms

• kungfu

Etymology

Borrowed from English kung fu, from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial art”): kung¹-fu⁵.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuŋfuː/, [ˈkuŋfuː]

Noun

kung-fu

1. kung fu (martial art)

Declension

Inflection of kung-fu (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		kung-fu	kung-fut
genitive		kung-fun	kung-fuiden kung-fuitten
partitive		kung-futa	kung-fuita
illative		kung-fuhun	kung-fuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kung-fu	kung-fut
accusative	nom.	kung-fu	kung-fut
	gen.	kung-fun
genitive		kung-fun	kung-fuiden kung-fuitten
partitive		kung-futa	kung-fuita
inessive		kung-fussa	kung-fuissa
elative		kung-fusta	kung-fuista
illative		kung-fuhun	kung-fuihin
adessive		kung-fulla	kung-fuilla
ablative		kung-fulta	kung-fuilta
allative		kung-fulle	kung-fuille
essive		kung-funa	kung-fuina
translative		kung-fuksi	kung-fuiksi
abessive		kung-futta	kung-fuitta
instructive		—	kung-fuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kung-fu (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kung-funi kung-funi accusative nom. kung-funi kung-funi gen. kung-funi genitive kung-funi kung-fuideni kung-fuitteni partitive kung-futani kung-fuitani inessive kung-fussani kung-fuissani elative kung-fustani kung-fuistani illative kung-fuhuni kung-fuihini adessive kung-fullani kung-fuillani ablative kung-fultani kung-fuiltani allative kung-fulleni kung-fuilleni essive kung-funani kung-fuinani translative kung-fukseni kung-fuikseni abessive kung-futtani kung-fuittani instructive — — comitative — kung-fuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kung-fusi kung-fusi accusative nom. kung-fusi kung-fusi gen. kung-fusi genitive kung-fusi kung-fuidesi kung-fuittesi partitive kung-futasi kung-fuitasi inessive kung-fussasi kung-fuissasi elative kung-fustasi kung-fuistasi illative kung-fuhusi kung-fuihisi adessive kung-fullasi kung-fuillasi ablative kung-fultasi kung-fuiltasi allative kung-fullesi kung-fuillesi essive kung-funasi kung-fuinasi translative kung-fuksesi kung-fuiksesi abessive kung-futtasi kung-fuittasi instructive — — comitative — kung-fuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kung-fumme kung-fumme accusative nom. kung-fumme kung-fumme gen. kung-fumme genitive kung-fumme kung-fuidemme kung-fuittemme partitive kung-futamme kung-fuitamme inessive kung-fussamme kung-fuissamme elative kung-fustamme kung-fuistamme illative kung-fuhumme kung-fuihimme adessive kung-fullamme kung-fuillamme ablative kung-fultamme kung-fuiltamme allative kung-fullemme kung-fuillemme essive kung-funamme kung-fuinamme translative kung-fuksemme kung-fuiksemme abessive kung-futtamme kung-fuittamme instructive — — comitative — kung-fuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kung-funne kung-funne accusative nom. kung-funne kung-funne gen. kung-funne genitive kung-funne kung-fuidenne kung-fuittenne partitive kung-futanne kung-fuitanne inessive kung-fussanne kung-fuissanne elative kung-fustanne kung-fuistanne illative kung-fuhunne kung-fuihinne adessive kung-fullanne kung-fuillanne ablative kung-fultanne kung-fuiltanne allative kung-fullenne kung-fuillenne essive kung-funanne kung-fuinanne translative kung-fuksenne kung-fuiksenne abessive kung-futtanne kung-fuittanne instructive — — comitative — kung-fuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kung-funsa kung-funsa accusative nom. kung-funsa kung-funsa gen. kung-funsa genitive kung-funsa kung-fuidensa kung-fuittensa partitive kung-futaan kung-futansa kung-fuitaan kung-fuitansa inessive kung-fussaan kung-fussansa kung-fuissaan kung-fuissansa elative kung-fustaan kung-fustansa kung-fuistaan kung-fuistansa illative kung-fuhunsa kung-fuihinsa adessive kung-fullaan kung-fullansa kung-fuillaan kung-fuillansa ablative kung-fultaan kung-fultansa kung-fuiltaan kung-fuiltansa allative kung-fulleen kung-fullensa kung-fuilleen kung-fuillensa essive kung-funaan kung-funansa kung-fuinaan kung-fuinansa translative kung-fukseen kung-fuksensa kung-fuikseen kung-fuiksensa abessive kung-futtaan kung-futtansa kung-fuittaan kung-fuittansa instructive — — comitative — kung-fuineen kung-fuinensa

French

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /kuŋ.fu/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /kɔŋ.fu/

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Noun

kung-fu m (uncountable)

1. kung fu

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English kung fu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuŋkˈfu/

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• Rhymes: -uŋkfu
• Syllabification: kung‧-fu

Noun

kung-fu n (indeclinable)

1. kung fu (Chinese martial art)

   Synonym: wushu

Further reading

• kung-fu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kung-fu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kung-fu in PWN's encyclopedia