Kui

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kui"

English

Proper noun

Kui

  1. A Dravidian language spoken by the Khonds, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kujder.
    Old Tupi kuîabor.
    Brazilian Portuguese cuiabor.
    Hunsrik Kui

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cuia.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkʰuɪ̯/
    • Rhymes: -uɪ̯
    • Syllabification: Kui

    Noun

    Kui f (plural Kuie, diminutive Kuiche)

    1. calabash; gourd (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)
      Synonym: Prunkel
    2. maté (container used to prepare maté)
      Synonym: Prunkel

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kui”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 99, column 1
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