Contionary:cual

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Soc'ul'

Etymology 1

From Sekhulla kʷali, from Wascotl qual-i.

Pronunciation

  • (Soc'ul') IPA(key): [kʷɒ˧l]

Verb

cual ᴇʀɢ

  1. to like
    Cozñéi, soccual socxauc.
    Come inside, I like talking with you.

Adjective

cual

  1. friendly, amicable
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Etymology 2

From Sekhulla kʷalsuʃ, from Wascotl qual-cosc.

Pronunciation

  • (Soc'ul') IPA(key): [kʷɒ˧l]

Verb

cual ᴇʀɢ

  1. to be good
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Adjective

cual

  1. good
    Iyjí yua juleiad rine cual.
    These ground seeds make a good porridge.
  2. true, correct
    Uc' secxeý xeý il hez'i joti cual āhsoceylac ej n'eú ne.
    All I will ever truly want is to be with you my spouse again.
  3. like, as
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Adverb

cual

  1. much, very
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  2. (comparative) as
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Interjection

cual

  1. yes
    Cual, c'e secjí soc'ul'.
    Yes, I can speak Soc'ul'.
  2. indeed, right, correct, quite
    Cual un', miu āhujen cuder' cuder' jer'.
    Indeed, the water's been flowing too much in my area.
  3. well, so, now, you see, you know
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  4. Expression that one is listening and understands, backchanneling expression

Synonyms

(correct) āu

(much, very) cuder, munsu

(backchanneling) ai, cual cual

Derived terms