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Brunei Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English cornice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kunis/
- Hyphenation: ku‧nis
Noun
kunis
- (colloquial) crown molding (molding between ceiling and wall)
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ku-. Cognates include Finnish kunnes.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
kunis
- as long as, while
1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:Kunis ukko sytytti kiukaata, jo valkeni.- While the old man lighted the stove, dawnbreak came already.
- (+ negative) until, till
1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58:Tiukku ja nagru väkevä, kunis oppia ei aleta.- A game and a loud laugh, until they start to learn.
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 220