chuis

See also: Chuis, CHUIs, and chúis

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of je suis (“I am”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɥi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɥi

Contraction

chuis

  1. (informal) I am, I'm
    Chuis complètement paumé.
    I'm completely lost.

Palauan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj, from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (“a type of small worm”).

Noun

chuis

  1. worm
  2. maggot

Derived terms

  • bederechuis

References

  • chuis in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • chuis in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • chuis in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 64.
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