khua

See also: khüa, khứa, khựa, and kʰua¹

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Bavarian Kuah, from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

khua f (plural (Luserna) khüa or (Sette Comuni) khüu, diminutive khüule)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) cow

Derived terms

• khüjar
• khüjavögalle

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “khua” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰuə˧˧] ~ [xuə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰuə˧˧] ~ [xuə˧˧]

Etymology 1

Verb

khua • (抠, 拞, 摳, 樞, 驅)

1. to wave to and fro (often with a long item like a rod)

   Synonym: quơ

   Bà lão mù đang khua gậy dò đường.

   The blind old lady is waving her white cane to scan the way.

Derived terms

• khua khoắng
• khua môi múa mép

 

Etymology 2

Verb

khua • (拞, 枯, 𢯐, 區, 摳)

1. to clack

Derived terms

• khua chiêng gõ mõ
• khua chuông gõ mõ

 

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• khùa, sua

Noun

(classifier cái) khua • (摳)

1. inner rim, often of a nón quai thao, for reinforcing the hat on its wearer's head