kue

See also: Kue and kü

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
cue — see cue

Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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
Infinitive kue kues
Present tense kuer kues
Past tense kuede kuedes
Imperative ku -
Participle
Present kuende
Past kuet
Gerund kuen

Synonyms

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkue̯]
  • Hyphenation: kuè

Noun

kuè (first-person possessive kueku, second-person possessive kuemu, third-person possessive kuenya)

  1. kuih
  2. cake
  3. cookie

Alternative forms
  • koeé (superseded)
  • kuih (Brunei, Malaysia)
  • kueh (Singapore)

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)‎ (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.‎, 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
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