קו

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• קָו

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqaww/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqav/ [ˈqaːv]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqaw/ [ˈɡæːw] (Sanaani), [ˈqæːw] (Sharaabi)
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈɢæv/, [ˈʁæv]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkav/ (West), /ˈqaw/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkav/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkav/

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Noun

קַו • (kav) m (plural indefinite קווים / קַוִּים, singular construct קַו־, plural construct קווי / קַוֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. line

   קשה לצייר קו ישר.

   kashé letsayér kav yashár.

   It's hard to draw a straight line.

2. bus line

   עליתי על קו 376, לתקוע.

   alíti al kav shalósh-shéva-shesh, le tkoa.

   I went on bus line 376 to Tekoa.

Derived terms

• קוד קווים / קוֹד קַוִּים (kod kavím, “bar code”)
• קו רוחב / קַו רֹחַב (káv rókhav)
• קו רקיע (káv-rakía)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [kʊ]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [kiː]

Noun

קו • (ku) f, plural קי (ki)

1. cow

Coordinate terms

• אָקס (oks, “ox”)