kou
Translingual
Symbol
kouCategory:Translingual lemmas#KOUCategory:Translingual symbols#KOUCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#KOUCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
See also
English
Etymology
Borrowed from HawaiianCategory:English terms borrowed from Hawaiian#KOUCategory:English terms derived from Hawaiian#KOU kou
Noun
kou (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#KOUCategory:English nouns#KOUCategory:English uncountable nouns#KOUCategory:English uncountable nouns#KOUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- A tree of species Cordia subcordataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cordia%20subcordata.
Chuukese
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Chuukese terms borrowed from English#KOUCategory:Chuukese terms derived from English#KOU cow.
Noun
kouCategory:Chuukese lemmas#KOUCategory:Chuukese nouns#KOUCategory:Chuukese entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Category:chk:Mammals#KOUDutch
Etymology
Category:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#KOUCategory:Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gel-#KOUFrom older koude, from Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#KOUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#KOU coude, alteration (based on the adjective) of kelde, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#KOUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#KOU *keldi, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#KOUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#KOU *kaldī. Cognate with German Kälte and English cold (noun).
Pronunciation
Noun
kou f (uncountable, diminutive koutje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#KOUCategory:Dutch nouns#KOUCategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#KOUCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Dutch feminine nouns#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- cold (low temperature)
- cold (illness)
- Synonym: verkoudheid
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Category:nl:Temperature#KOUHaitian Creole
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From FrenchCategory:Haitian Creole terms derived from French#KO cou (“neck”).
Noun
kouCategory:Haitian Creole lemmas#KOCategory:Haitian Creole nouns#KOCategory:Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header#KOCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Etymology 2
From FrenchCategory:Haitian Creole terms derived from French#KO coup.
Noun
kouCategory:Haitian Creole lemmas#KOCategory:Haitian Creole nouns#KOCategory:Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header#KOCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Related terms
References
- Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 102
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkou̯/, [ˈkow]Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation#KOU
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nuclear PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian#KOUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian#KOU *tou, from Proto-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#KOUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#KOU *te-o-u (“second person singular possessive, o-class”). Cognate with Māori tōu.
Determiner
kouCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#KOUCategory:Hawaiian determiners#KOUCategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- your second person singular, o-type
Related terms
See also
| singular | dual | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | koʻu, kaʻu kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) |
ko māua, kā māua (exclusive) ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive) |
ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive) ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive) | ||
| 2nd person | kou, kāu kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) |
ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua | ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou | ||
| 3rd person | kona, kāna | ko lāua, kā lāua | ko lākou, kā lākou | ||
Etymology 2
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#KOUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#KOU *tou (“species of Cordia”), from Proto-OceanicCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#KOUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#KOU *koʀu (“Cordia subcordata”).
Noun
kouCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#KOUCategory:Hawaiian nouns#KOUCategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- A tree of species Cordia subcordataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cordia%20subcordata, with wood highly valued for woodworking.
Further reading
- kou in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Japanese
Romanization
kouCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#KOUCategory:Japanese romanizations#KOUCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#KOUCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Lindu
Noun
kouCategory:Lindu lemmas#KOUCategory:Lindu nouns#KOUCategory:Lindu entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Mandarin
Romanization
kouCategory:Hanyu Pinyin#KOU0Category:Mandarin non-lemma forms#KOU0Category:Mandarin terms with redundant script codes#KOU0Category:Mandarin entries with incorrect language header#KOU0Category:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- nonstandard spelling of kōuCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#KOU0
- nonstandard spelling of kǒuCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#KOU0
- nonstandard spelling of kòuCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#KOU0
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.
Mauritian Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From FrenchCategory:Mauritian Creole terms derived from French#KOU cou.
Noun
kouCategory:Mauritian Creole lemmas#KOUCategory:Mauritian Creole nouns#KOUCategory:Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Etymology 2
From FrenchCategory:Mauritian Creole terms derived from French#KOU coup.
Noun
kouCategory:Mauritian Creole lemmas#KOUCategory:Mauritian Creole nouns#KOUCategory:Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
Derived terms
Category:mfe:Body parts#KOUWest Makian
Pronunciation
Verb
kouCategory:West Makian lemmas#KOUCategory:West Makian verbs#KOUCategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- (intransitiveCategory:West Makian intransitive verbs#KOU) to break (of wood, etc.)
Conjugation
References
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kóu̯]Category:Zou terms with IPA pronunciation#KOU
- Hyphenation: kou
Pronoun
kóuCategory:Zou lemmas#KOUCategory:Zou pronouns#KOUCategory:Zou personal pronouns#KOUCategory:Zou entries with incorrect language header#KOUCategory:Pages with entries#KOUCategory:Pages with 12 entries#KOU
- we (exclusive)
References
- Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 131
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 72