keu

See also: kêu, keᵤ, and ke'u

Translingual

Symbol

keu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Akebu.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Akebu terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /køː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: keu
  • Rhymes: -øː

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French queue (tail, queue, cue).

Noun

keu f or m (plural keuen or keus, diminutive keutje n)

  1. cue (for playing billiards)
Derived terms
  • biljartkeu
  • poolkeu
  • snookerkeu

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch code (sow).

Noun

keu f (plural keuen, diminutive keutje n)

  1. (dialectal) sow
    Synonym: zeug
  2. (dialectal) piglet
    Synonym: big
Descendants
  • Munsee: kóoshkoosh
  • Trió: kuusi
  • Unami: kwëshkwësh

Hawaiian

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Polynesian *teu (tidy up, put in order, decorate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeu̯/, [ˈkɛw]

Verb

keu(stative)

  1. remaining, spare, surplus, extra
  2. extended, enhanced
  3. excessive (usually followed with ā)

Derived terms

  • keukeu

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

keu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of けう

Zou

Pronoun

keu

  1. we, first personal pronoun plural exclusive

Synonyms

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