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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ui .
Pronunciation
Noun
ui (plural uie , diminutive uitjie )
onion
Synonym: uintjie
Dutch
Etymology
From a reinterpretation as a plural of Middle Dutch uyen , from Old French oignon (whence also Southern Dutch ajuin ), from Latin ūniō .
Pronunciation
Noun
ui m (plural uien , diminutive uitje n )
onion , Allium cepa
Synonym: ajuin
( informal ) Nickname for someone from Rijnsburg .
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology 1
Interjection
ui
Alternative form of oi ( “ oh ” ) ( to express surprise, wonder, amazement or awe )
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈui̯/ ,
Rhymes: -ui
Syllabification(key ) : ui
Hyphenation(key ) : ui
Verb
ui
third-person singular present / past indicative of uida
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈui̯ˣ/ ,
Rhymes: -ui
Syllabification(key ) : ui
Hyphenation(key ) : ui
Verb
ui
inflection of uida :
present active indicative connegative
second-person singular present imperative
second-person singular present active imperative connegative
German
Pronunciation
Interjection
ui
An exclamation of surprise , joy , excitement , or admiration .
An exclamation of worry or lament .
An exclamation of pondering .
Synonym: hmm
Further reading
“ui ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“ui ” in Duden online
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *ụ(v)ǝ̊ , from Proto-Eskimo *uɣi .
Pronunciation
Noun
ui (plural uit )
husband
2002 , Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq , Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling , →ISBN , pages 4–5 :Potterip nulia Dursleyp nulia qatannigutigaa ukiorpassuarni takusimanngisaa. Dursleyp nulia qatannguteqanngitsutut pissusilersortarpoq, qatanngutaami taanna ui alu atorsinnaanngitsoq ilaqutariit Dursleykkunnut nallersuussinnaanngillat. Mrs Potter was Mrs Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be.
Declension
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of ui – see 威 (“pomp ; power ; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 威 ).
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia .
Pronunciation
Interjection
ui
oink ( representing the sound made by a piglet )
Derived terms
See also
Japanese
Romanization
ui
Rōmaji transcription of うい
Khumi Chin
Ui.
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy . Cognates include Zou ui and Burmese ခွေး ( hkwe: ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ui
dog
References
K. E. Herr (2011 ) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin , Payap University, page 47
Kiowa
Pronunciation
Letter
ui (upper case Ui )
A letter of the Kiowa alphabet.
Usage notes
Like u , Kiowa ui occurs only after the velar consonants g̶ , g , k , kʼ .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ai ai , Au au , Aui aui , B̶ b̶ , B b , D̶ d̶ , D d , E e , G̶ g̶ , G g , H h , I i , K k , Kʼ kʼ , L l , M m , N n , n̶ , O o , Oi oi , P p , Pʼ pʼ , S s , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ui ui , W w , Y y , Z z , ꞉
Mizo
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy .
Noun
ui
dog
References
Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898
Murui Huitoto
Etymology
Cognates include Minica Huitoto ui and Nüpode Huitoto ui .
Pronunciation
Root
ui
eye
Derived terms
References
Shirley Burtch (1983 ) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20) (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 244
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Interjection
ui!
used to comment on a close call
Descendants
Pumé
Noun
ui
water
References
Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 234
Anuario (1964), volume 1, page 340: en yaruro ui 'agua'
Rapa Nui
Etymology
Borrowed from Tahitian uʻi . Related to Maori uki .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈu.i/
Hyphenation: u‧i
Noun
ui
generation
References
Paulus Kieviet (2017 ) A grammar of Rapa Nui , Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN , page 29
Romanian
Verb
a ui (third-person singular present uiește , past participle uit ) 4th conjugation
Obsolete form of vui .
Conjugation
References
ui in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a , Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Sinacantán
Noun
ui
water
References
Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
Tarao
Noun
ui
Alternative spelling of uy ( dog ) .
References
2001 , Encyclopaedia of northeast India , volume 3, →ISBN :
Tedim Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy .
Noun
ui
dog
References
Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Wauja
Pronunciation
Noun
ui
snake , serpent
Punupa ui outsa! Look out for the snake!
References
E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ùj/
Hyphenation: ui
Noun
ui
dog
References
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013 ) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou , Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41