kaus
See also: Kaus
Icelandic
Verb
kaus
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ʊs/
- Hyphenation: ka‧us
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch kous (“stocking”), from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.
Noun
kaus (plural kaus-kaus)
Derived terms
- berkaus
- kaus kaki
- kaus kutang
- kaus lampu
- kaus oblong
- kaus pendek
- kaus polo
- kaus potong
- mengausi
Etymology 2
From Malay kaus, from Classical Malay kaus, from Classical Persian کوش (kawš, “shoe, slipper”), an alternative form of کفش (kafš).
Noun
kaus (plural kaus-kaus)
Alternative forms
- kaoes (1901–1947)
Etymology 3
From Malay kaus, from Classical Malay kaus, from Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).
Noun
kaus (plural kaus-kaus)
Alternative forms
- kaoes (1901–1947)
Further reading
- “kaus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kauci. Cognates include Finnish kausi.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯s/, [ˈkɑu̯z̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯s/, [ˈkɑu̯ʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯s
- Hyphenation: kaus
Noun
kaus
- (in compounds) period
Declension
| Declension of kaus (type 5/vesi, aut-avv gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kaus | kavvet |
| genitive | kavven | kausiin, kausiloin |
| partitive | kautta | kausia, kausiloja |
| illative | kautee | kausii, kausiloihe |
| inessive | kavvees | kausiis, kausilois |
| elative | kavvest | kausist, kausiloist |
| allative | kavvelle | kausille, kausiloille |
| adessive | kavveel | kausiil, kausiloil |
| ablative | kavvelt | kausilt, kausiloilt |
| translative | kavveks | kausiks, kausiloiks |
| essive | kautenna, kauteen | kausinna, kausiloinna, kausiin, kausiloin |
| exessive1) | kautent | kausint, kausiloint |
| 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 146
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kau̯˩/
Etymology 1
Noun
kaus (classifier: tus)
Derived terms
- hniav kaus dev (“the canines (teeth)”)
- kaus ncauj (“the beak of a bird”)
- kaus ntxhw (“elephant tusk; ivory”)
Classifier
kaus
- classifier for bites or bitefuls
- Dev tom nws ib kaug. ― The dog bit him once.
- rau kaus mov ― six bitefuls of rice
Noun
kaus (classifier: tus)
Etymology 2
Noun
kaus (classifier: lub)
Etymology 3
Verb
kaus
- to gouge out, scrape with a gouging motion
- kaus av ― to gouge the earth, scrape up earth
- kaus qhov muag ― gouge the eye
Etymology 4
From Proto-Hmong *kuwᴰ (“bamboo hat”).[2]
Noun
kaus
- used in kaus mom (“hat, cap”)
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 78.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 275.