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Translingual
Symbol
kiu
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kirmanjki (Northern Zaza).
Esperanto
Etymology
ki- (“interrogative and relative correlative prefix”) + -u (“correlative suffix of individuals”)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kiu (plural kiuj, accusative singular kiun, accusative plural kiujn)
- who (the interrogative and relative correlative of individuals)
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Mi jam diris, ke mia frato, kiu estis iomete pli aĝa ol mi, mortis.- I already said, that my brother, who was a little bit older than me, died.
- (relative) which
La vivo moviĝas laŭ bova rapideco sur la sunaj, ĉielgloraj deklivoj, kiuj falas de la piramidaj pintoj al la bordoj de la bluega oceano.- Life moves ploddingly on the sunny, heavenly-glorious slopes, which fall from the piramidal peaks to the borders of the big blue ocean.
- Karlo restas fama pro la influo-batalo, kiun li entreprenis kontraŭ la Parlamento de Anglio.(VP)
- Charles remains famous for the influence battle, which he undertook against the English Parliament.
Derived terms
Determiner
kiu (accusative singular kiun, plural kiuj, accusative plural kiujn)
- which, what
Usage notes
Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kiu can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kiu ajn thus means whoever.
See also
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiup (“blowing on”) (compare Malay tiup).
Noun
kiu
- the name of a strong, moderately cold northwesterly wind
Kavalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 茄 (kiô).
Noun
kiu
- eggplant
Malay
Etymology
From English cue.
Pronunciation
Noun
kiu (plural kiu-kiu)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.
Synonyms
- qaf (Jawi letter name)
- ki (Indonesian)
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) huruf; e, bi, si, di, i, ef, ji, hec, ai, je, ke, el, em, en, o, pi, kiu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dabel yu, eks, way, zed
Mandarin
Romanization
kiu
- Nonstandard spelling of kiū.
- Nonstandard spelling of kiù.
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.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
kiu (needs class)
- thirst
Teop
Verb
kiu
- to work
References
Zou
Noun
kiu
- elbow
References