kwi

See also: kwî, -KWI, ǃk'wiː, and ǃkwi

Boko

Numeral

kwi

1. ten

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -wi

Adjective

kwi alternate of ŋkwi? (lexical tone unattested)

1. same

   Nɔ́k tə́ a núŋ ŋkwi tsʉ', mí (?)ywə́ á. ― A snake staying in the same place doesn't catch anything.

   Nə tsʉ̂ghəm pu á mo kwi ghəm. ― Intercourse with a person of the same sex.

   Tsʉ̂ ŋkwi jʉ̀m. ― A homosexual. (literally, “Eats same behind?”)

See also

• jʉ̀m
• tsʉ́

References

• Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
• Fezeu Molaping Franck Jordan (2019), The Skopos theory applied to subtitling of audiovisual programmes on the fight against HIV/AIDS and Malaria from French into Ghomala’

Japanese

Romanization

kwi

1. The hiragana syllable く𛅐 (kwi) or the katakana syllable ク𛅤 (kwi) in Hepburn romanization.
2. The hiragana syllable くぃ (kwi) or the katakana syllable クィ (kwi) in Hepburn romanization.

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwuhV. Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cui (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /kʷi/

Verb

-kwi

1. (transitive) to take, to grab

   Kikwij ne imey metat pal pewa tisi

   She/he took the metate's pestle to start grinding

2. (transitive) to receive, to accept

   Shikchia ishta ma tikwi ne amat

   Wait until you receive the document

3. (transitive) to use

   Tikwit se matat pal tikitzkiat ne mijmichin

   We use a net to catch the fish