kue

See also: Kue, kü, and KUE

English

Noun

kue (plural kues)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.
   • 1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10:

     The names of the letters, as now commonly spoken and written in English, are A, Bee, Cee, Dee, E, Eff, Gee, Aitch, I, Jay, Kay, Ell, Em, En, O, Pee, Kue, Ar, Ess, Tee, U, Vee, Double-u, Ex, Wy, Zee.

   • 1997, John Trotter, System of Rational Discourse, page 22:

     And there is [a] proverbial warning to mind your pees and kues.

   • 2003, Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, The Programmer's Guide to SQL, Apress, page 1:

     SQL is pronounced either "ess-kue-ell" or "see-kwell" depending on your preference.

Derived terms

• mind one's pees and kues

Translations

cue — see cue

Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kue (imperative ku, infinitive at kue, present tense kuer, past tense kuede, perfect tense har kuet)

1. to cow (to intimidate)
2. to subdue
3. to stunt (to check or hinder the growth or development)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kue

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	kue	kues
Present tense	kuer	kues
Past tense	kuede	kuedes
Imperative	ku	-
Participle
Present	kuende
Past	kuet
Gerund	kuen

Synonyms

• underkue (verb)
• undertrykke (verb)

References

• “kue” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkue̯]

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• Hyphenation: kuè

Noun

kuè (plural kue-kue)

1. kuih

   Synonym: geleca

2. cake

   Synonym: bolu

3. cookie

   Synonym: kukis

Alternative forms

• koeé (superseded)
• kuih (Brunei, Malaysia)
• kueh (Singapore)

Further reading

• “kue” 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 *kudëk, equivalent to kuttoa (“to weave”) +‎ -e. Cognates include Finnish kude and Estonian kude.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkue/, [ˈkue̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkue/, [ˈkue̞]
• Rhymes: -ue
• Hyphenation: ku‧e

Noun

kue

1. weft (interlaced threads)

Declension

Declension of kue (type 6/lähe, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kue	kutteet
genitive	kutteen	kuttein
partitive	kuetta	kutteita
illative	kutteesse	kutteisse
inessive	kuttees	kutteis
elative	kutteest	kutteist
allative	kutteelle	kutteille
adessive	kutteel	kutteil
ablative	kutteelt	kutteilt
translative	kutteeks	kutteiks
essive	kutteenna, kutteen	kutteinna, kuttein
exessive1)	kutteent	kutteint
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

• kuerihma

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkwɛ]
• Hyphenation: kue

Etymology 1

Cognates include Minica Huitoto kue and Nüpode Huitoto kue.

Pronoun

kue

1. I
   • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:

     Jesucristo rafuena omoɨmo cue lloiacana jira, naimɨe comɨnɨna nano lloitɨcue.

     Because of my wanting to tell you of the story of Jesus Christ, I will first tell of his people.

Declension

Declension of kue

	singular	dual		plural
		m	f
Absolutive	kue	koko	kaiñaɨ	kaɨ
Nominative	kuedɨ	kokodɨ	kaiñaɨdɨ	kaɨdɨ
Accusative	kuena	kokona	kaiñaɨna	kaɨna
Dative/Locative	kuemo	kokomo	kaiñaɨmo	kaɨmo
Ablative	kuemona	kokomona	kaiñaɨmona	kaɨmona
Instrumental	kuedo	kokodo	kaiñaɨdo	kaɨdo
Causal	kueri	kokori	kaiñaɨri	kaɨri
Privative	kuenino	kokonino	kaiñaɨnino	kaɨnino

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Root

kue

1. iguana

Derived terms

• kuema

 

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 51
• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 157

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kue (present tense kuar, past tense kua, past participle kua, passive infinitive kuast, present participle kuande, imperative kue/ku)

1. Alternative form of kua