kuv

Translingual

Symbol

kuv

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kur terms

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish cuf, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *koimos. Cognate with Breton kuñv, Irish and Scottish Gaelic caomh, and Welsh cu.

Adjective

kuv

  1. dear, kind, pleasant
    Synonyms: hegar, hweg, ker, keresik
  2. affectionate, amiable, amicable
    Synonym: hegar
Derived terms
  • kuv kolon (“sweetheart”)
  • kuvder (“kindness”)
  • mamm guv (“great-grandmother”)
  • tas kuv (“great-grandfather”)

Adverb

yn kuv

  1. kindly, favourably

Noun

kuv m (plural kuvyon)

  1. beloved, darling
    Synonym: keresik

Etymology 2

Noun

kuv f (plural kuvys)

  1. Revived Late Cornish form of kuva (“trough”)

Mutation

Mutation of kuv
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
kuv guv huv unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Chinese 口 (MC khuwX).

Noun

kuv

  1. mouth
    Synonym: nzuih

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kut ~ *khut, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *k(r)u-t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʉ̀ʉ̀]

Noun

kuv

  1. hand

References

  • Amanda Bohnert, Kelly Harper Berkson, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Vowel Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎[1], volume 3, number 1

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *kɛŋᴮ (“I, me”). Cognate with Biao-Jiao Mien kəu³.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku˧˦/

Pronoun

kuv

  1. I
  2. my

Usage notes

Context clarifies whether the word is used to mean "I" or the possessive "my".

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010), Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 217.
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