ui
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œi̯/, [ʊ̟i̯]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ui (plural uie, diminutive uitjie)
Dutch
Etymology
From a reinterpretation as a plural of Middle Dutch uyen, from Old French oignon (whence also Southern Dutch ajuin), from Latin ūniō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œy̯/
Audio (Belgium): (file) - Hyphenation: ui
- Rhymes: -œy̯
Noun
ui m (plural uien, diminutive uitje n)
- onion (Allium cepa)
- (informal) Nickname for someone from Rijnsburg.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ui
Further reading
- ui on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
Etymology 1
Interjection
ui
- alternative form of oi (“oh”) (to express surprise, wonder, amazement or awe)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈui̯/, [ˈui̯]
- Rhymes: -ui
- Syllabification(key): ui
- Hyphenation(key): ui
Verb
ui
- third-person singular present/past indicative of uida
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈui̯ˣ/, [ˈui̯(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ui
- Syllabification(key): ui
- Hyphenation(key): ui
Verb
ui
- inflection of uida:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊɪ̯/
Interjection
ui
- An exclamation of surprise, joy, excitement, or admiration.
- An exclamation of worry or lament.
- An exclamation of pondering.
- Synonym: hmm
Further reading
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *ụ(v)ǝ̊, from Proto-Eskimo *uɣi.
Pronunciation
Noun
ui (plural uit)
- husband
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 4–5:
- Potterip nulia Dursleyp nulia qatannigutigaa ukiorpassuarni takusimanngisaa. Dursleyp nulia qatannguteqanngitsutut pissusilersortarpoq, qatanngutaami taanna uialu atorsinnaanngitsoq ilaqutariit Dursleykkunnut nallersuussinnaanngillat.
- Mrs Potter was Mrs Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be.
Declension
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolutive | ui | uit |
ergative | uip | |
allative | uimut | uinut |
ablative | uimit | uinit |
prolative | uikkut | uitigut |
locative | uimi | uini |
instrumental | uimik | uinik |
equative | uisut |
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of ui – see 威 (“pomp; power; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 威). |
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuji]
- Hyphenation: ui
- Rhymes: -ji
Interjection
ui
Derived terms
- uizik
See also
Japanese
Romanization
ui
Khumi Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy. Cognates include Zou ui and Burmese ခွေး (hkwe:).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔui̯˥/
Noun
ui
References
- K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 47
Kiowa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uj/
Letter
ui (upper case Ui)
- A letter of the Kiowa alphabet.
Usage notes
Like u, Kiowa ui occurs only after the velar consonants g̶, g, k, kʼ.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ai ai, Au au, Aui aui, B̶ b̶, B b, D̶ d̶, D d, E e, G̶ g̶, G g, H h, I i, K k, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, n̶, O o, Oi oi, P p, Pʼ pʼ, S s, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ui ui, W w, Y y, Z z, ꞉
Mizo
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy.
Noun
ui
References
- Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898
Murui Huitoto
Etymology
Cognates include Minica Huitoto ui and Nüpode Huitoto ui.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈui̯]
- Hyphenation: ui
Root
ui
Derived terms
References
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[2] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 244
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈuj/ [ˈuɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈuj/
Interjection
ui!
- used to comment on a close call
Descendants
- Macanese: ui-di
Pumé
Alternative forms
Noun
ui
References
- Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 234
- Anuario (1964), volume 1, page 340: en yaruro ui 'agua'
Rapa Nui
Etymology
Borrowed from Tahitian uʻi. Related to Maori uki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.i/
- Hyphenation: u‧i
Noun
ui
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[3], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29
Romanian
Verb
a ui (third-person singular present uiește, past participle uit) 4th conjugation
- obsolete form of vui
Conjugation
infinitive | a ui | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | uind | ||||||
past participle | uit | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | uiesc | uiești | uiește | uim | uiți | uiesc | |
imperfect | uiam | uiai | uia | uiam | uiați | uiau | |
simple perfect | uii | uiși | ui | uirăm | uirăți | uiră | |
pluperfect | uisem | uiseși | uise | uiserăm | uiserăți | uiseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să uiesc | să uiești | să uiască | să uim | să uiți | să uiască | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | uiește | uiți | |||||
negative | nu ui | nu uiți |
References
- ui in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Sinacantán
Noun
ui
References
- Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
Tarao
Noun
ui
- alternative spelling of uy (“dog”)
References
- 2001, Encyclopaedia of northeast India, volume 3, →ISBN:
Tedim Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy.
Noun
ui
References
- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Wauja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.wi/
Noun
ui
References
- E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ùj/
- Hyphenation: ui
Noun
ui
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41