kua

Translingual

Symbol

kua

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kwanyama.

Basque

Noun

kua

1. absolutive singular of ku

Bikol Central

Etymology

Compare Cebuano and Tagalog kuha.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧a
• IPA^(key): /kuˈʔa/,

Verb

kùa

1. to get; to take; to seize; to acquire; to obtain
2. to hire; to employ
3. to major (in a course)
4. to extract; to derived from
5. to find; to discovery

   Synonyms: dukay, hanap

6. (by extension) to grab

   Synonym: takma

Derived terms

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

kua

1. to eat.

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

kua

1. snake

Drung

Noun

kua

1. bee

References

• Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung‎, Santa Barbara: University of California

Hawaiian

Noun

kua

1. (anatomy) back
2. burden

Verb

kua

1. to chop

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kua. Cognates with Kankanaey kua, Central Bontoc kuwani, Pangasinan kuan, Tagalog kuwan, Hanunoo kuwa, Cebuano kuwan, and Tontemboan kua, kuan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈa/,

Noun

kuá

1. Replaces a word or root that the speaker cannot recall; whatchamacallit; thingy; thingamajig
2. With initial CV reduplication, used to form possessive pronouns

Derived terms

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kukua (or kuite) as equivalents of English die in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kugua as its equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kua/

Verb

kua (infinitive gũkua)

1. to die
2. to break into pieces, to fall into pieces

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "to die"): gũtũũra

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• mũici na mũndũ mũka atigaga kĩeha akua

Related terms

(Nouns)

• gĩkuũ class 7
• mũkuũ class 1

(Adjectives)

• -kuũ

See also

• (to break into pieces): gwatũka

References

Mandarin

Romanization

kua

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kuǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kuà.

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.

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-Germanic *kūz (“cow”). Cognate with German Kuh, English cow.

Noun

kua f

1. cow

References

• “kua” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kuen

Pronunciation

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Noun

kua m or f

1. definite feminine singular of ku

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kúga. Akin to English cow.

Alternative forms

• kue

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʉːɑ/

Verb

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

1. to cow, subdue

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʉːɑ/

Noun

kua f

1. definite singular of ku

References

• “kua” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese qual and Spanish cual.

Pronoun

kua

1. which

Sulung

Noun

kua

1. water

References

• Roger Blench, Mark Post, (De)classifying Arunachal languages: Reconstructing the evidence (2011)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-kua (infinitive kukua)

1. to grow (to become bigger)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -kuza (“to enlarge / to glorify”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • ukuaji (“growth”)

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw.

Numeral

kua

1. nine

References

• Zomi Ordbog by D.L. Haokip

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kua. Cognates include Maori kua and Samoan ʻua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ku‧a

Particle

kua

1. Used to indicate the present perfect.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 167

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *klæwX (“liquid, soup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuə̯˧/

Noun

kua

1. runny liquid, fluid
2. juice

Derived terms

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 89.