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==[[Kiwi]]== | |||
==Kiwi== | |||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
किप़िः (''[[Kiwi#Orthography|Kiwi Devanagari]]'') | |||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Ultimately from Proto-Rana ''*kʰəiwiːtə'', ('speech') from the root √{{sc|kw}} ('related to speaking'). | |||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
(''Kiwi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kɪˈwɪʔ/ | (''Kiwi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kɪˈwɪʔ/ | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
'''kiwiʻ''' | '''kiwiʻ''' ''{{sc|cl.7}}'' (''plural nominative'' '''kakiwiʻ''') | ||
# (''countable'') Native language. | |||
# (''countable'') The [[wikt:vocabulary|vocabulary]] and [[wikt:usage|usage]] used in a particular [[wikt:specialist|specialist]] field - jargon, slang | |||
# (''countable'') The particular words used in speech or a passage of text. | |||
#: ''The '''language''' he used to talk to me was obscene.'' | |||
#: ''The '''language''' used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.'' | |||
# Words, written or spoken, in a specific sequence that a person uses to describe, to a another person, the type of thoughts in their mind. | |||
# (''countable'') A [[wikt:computer language|computer language]]. | |||
====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
====Usage notes==== | ====Usage notes==== | ||
Note that Kiwi has no general word equivalent to the English word [[wikt:language|language]]. Instead, this term denotes a native language of anyone, not just of the speakers of [[Kiwi]]. | |||
This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers. | |||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
====Derived terms==== | ====Derived terms==== | ||
====Related terms==== | ====Related terms==== | ||
*{{c|kamakawiʻ}} - ''formal language'' | |||
*{{c|rimaʻ}} - ''personal language'' | |||
*{{c|rī}} - ''common language'' | |||
*{{c|bahasa}} - ''foreign language'' | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kiwi nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi informal nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi words]] | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kiwi nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi words]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:29, 11 July 2022
Kiwi
Alternative forms
किप़िः (Kiwi Devanagari)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Rana *kʰəiwiːtə, ('speech') from the root √kw ('related to speaking').
Pronunciation
(Kiwi) IPA: /kɪˈwɪʔ/
Noun
kiwiʻ cl.7 (plural nominative kakiwiʻ)
- (countable) Native language.
- (countable) The vocabulary and usage used in a particular specialist field - jargon, slang
- (countable) The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.
- The language he used to talk to me was obscene.
- The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.
- Words, written or spoken, in a specific sequence that a person uses to describe, to a another person, the type of thoughts in their mind.
- (countable) A computer language.
Inflection
Usage notes
Note that Kiwi has no general word equivalent to the English word language. Instead, this term denotes a native language of anyone, not just of the speakers of Kiwi.
This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers.