kue

See also: Kue, , and KUE

English

Noun

kue (plural kues)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.
    • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:
      The names of the letters, as now commonly spoken and written in English, are A, Bee, Cee, Dee, E, Eff, Gee, Aitch, I, Jay, Kay, Ell, Em, En, O, Pee, Kue, Ar, Ess, Tee, U, Vee, Double-u, Ex, Wy, Zee.
    • 1997, John Trotter, System of Rational Discourse, page 22:
      And there is [a] proverbial warning to mind your pees and kues.
    • 2003, Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, The Programmer's Guide to SQL, Apress, page 1:
      SQL is pronounced either "ess-kue-ell" or "see-kwell" depending on your preference.

Derived terms

  • mind one's pees and kues

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kúga (to cow, force).

Verb

kue (imperative ku, infinitive at kue, present tense kuer, past tense kuede, perfect tense har kuet)

  1. to cow (to intimidate)
  2. to subdue
  3. to stunt (to check or hinder the growth or development)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kue
active passive
present kuer kues
past kuede kuedes
infinitive kue kues
imperative ku
participle
present kuende
past kuet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund kuen

Synonyms

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuih, borrowed from Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkwɛ/ [ˈkwɛ]
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  • Rhymes:

Noun

kuè (plural kue-kue)

  1. kuih
    Synonym: geleca
  2. cake
    Synonym: bolu
  3. cookie
    Synonym: kukis

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • kue-kue
  • kue abuk
  • kue ali
  • kue ampo
  • kue ape
  • kue apung
  • kue balok
  • kue bangket sagu
  • kue banjar
  • kue bantal
  • kue basah
  • kue batu alas
  • kue bawang
  • kue beras
  • kue boi
  • kue buah
  • kue bulan
  • kue busa
  • kue cangkir
  • kue cincin
  • kue cokelat batang
  • kue cubit
  • kue dadar
  • kue delapan jam
  • kue engkak
  • kue ganti susu
  • kue gapit
  • kue genoa
  • kue jahe
  • kue kaca remuk
  • kue kacang
  • kue kalimbu
  • kue kamir
  • kue kancing
  • kue karawo
  • kue keberuntungan
  • kue kecipir
  • kue keju
  • kue kekaras
  • kue keranjang
  • kue kering
  • kue koci
  • kue ku
  • kue kubur
  • kue lapis
  • kue lebaran
  • kue lumpur
  • kue lumpur surga
  • kue mangkok
  • kue mangkuk
  • kue mering
  • kue mue
  • kue pasir neraka
  • kue pasong
  • kue pengantin
  • kue periye
  • kue pon
  • kue rambut
  • kue rangi
  • kue ranjang
  • kue sarang laba-laba
  • kue satu
  • kue sekotor
  • kue sengkulun
  • kue sepet
  • kue spons
  • kue sukade
  • kue sus
  • kue talam
  • kue tambang
  • kue tapel
  • kue tar
  • kue tart
  • kue tasbih
  • kue tepung pasung
  • kue tepung pelita
  • kue tepung torak
  • kue timpan
  • kue toso
  • kue tradisional
  • kue wortel

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kudëk, equivalent to kuttoa (to weave) +‎ -e. Cognates include Finnish kude and Estonian kude.

Pronunciation

Noun

kue

  1. weft (interlaced threads)

Declension

Declension of kue (type 6/lähe, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kue kutteet
genitive kutteen kuttein
partitive kuetta kutteita
illative kutteesse kutteisse
inessive kuttees kutteis
elative kutteest kutteist
allative kutteelle kutteille
adessive kutteel kutteil
ablative kutteelt kutteilt
translative kutteeks kutteiks
essive kutteenna, kutteen kutteinna, kuttein
exessive1) kutteent kutteint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkwɛ]
  • Hyphenation: kue

Etymology 1

Cognates include Minica Huitoto kue and Nüpode Huitoto kue.

Pronoun

kue

  1. I
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:
      Jesucristo rafuena omoɨmo cue lloiacana jira, naimɨe comɨnɨna nano lloitɨcue.
      Because of my wanting to tell you of the story of Jesus Christ, I will first tell of his people.
Declension
Declension of kue
singular dual plural
m f
absolutive kue koko kaiñaɨ kaɨ
nominative kuedɨ kokodɨ kaiñaɨdɨ kaɨdɨ
accusative kuena kokona kaiñaɨna kaɨna
dative/locative kuemo kokomo kaiñaɨmo kaɨmo
ablative kuemona kokomona kaiñaɨmona kaɨmona
instrumental kuedo kokodo kaiñaɨdo kaɨdo
causal kueri kokori kaiñaɨri kaɨri
privative kuenino kokonino kaiñaɨnino kaɨnino

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Root

kue

  1. iguana
Derived terms

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 51
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 157

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kue (present tense kuar, past tense kua, past participle kua, passive infinitive kuast, present participle kuande, imperative kue/ku)

  1. alternative form of kua