kiu

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See also: KIU, kiū, kiù, and kiu-

Translingual

Symbol

kiu

  1. (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

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Pronoun

kiu (plural kiuj, accusative singular kiun, accusative plural kiujn)

  1. who (the interrogative and relative correlative of individuals)
    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.
  2. (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.
    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)

  1. 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

  1. The name of a strong, moderately cold northwesterly wind.

Kavalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien (kiô).

Noun

kiu

  1. eggplant

Malay

Etymology

From English cue.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiu (plural kiu-kiu)

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

Synonyms

  • qaf (Jawi letter name)
  • ki (Indonesian)

See also

Mandarin

Romanization

kiu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kiū.
  2. 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.

Teop

Verb

kiu

  1. to work

References

Zou

Noun

kiu

  1. elbow

References