こい

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See also: ごい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Cognate with standard Japanese これ (kore, this thing).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

こい (koi

  1. (dialect, Kagoshima) this thing
    • 1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “()(げん)(りゅう)()(だか)(まき) [Hidaka of Jigen Style]”, in ()()()(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 37:
      こい(かた)(しい)()じゃっ。(たか)さは(ひと)()(たけ)(おな)173~182(ひゃくななじゅうさん~ひゃくはちじゅうに)センチ(ちょっ)(けい)15(じゅうご)センチ。
      Koi wa kataka shī no ki ja'. Takasa wa hiton setake to onaji hyakunanajūsan~hyakuhachijūni senchi chokkei wa jūgo senchi.
      Dis post’s made o’ hard chinkapin wood. It’s 173 to 182 cm tall, about an adult’s height, and 15 cm wide.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of こい – see the following entries.
濃い
deep (color), strong (flavor, smell, etc.)
dense
S
love, especially romantic love
longing, yearning
a female given name
J
carp, specifically, the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
a surname
Alternative spelling
コイ
来い
imperative of 来る
故意
intention, purpose
bad faith
(law) mens rea (guilty mind)
(This term, こい (koi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as こい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 請い, 古意, 虎威.)