Contionary:khu
Kirtumur
Etymology
From Proto-Kyrdan *ku (“moon”). Cognate with Kērsalur khu, Cirdamur ku, Old Sērsal ku.
Pronunciation
(Umunesal) IPA: [kʰu]
Noun
khu n inanimate declension
- The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth
- wōa payurra khu – big gleaming moon.
- Khu Mux unarauta – the Moon orbits the Earth.
Declension
| Inanimate declension (vocalic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Absolutive | khu | khuwa | khuka |
| Oblique | khux | khuwax | khukax |
| Locative | khunei | khuwanei | khukanei |
| Possession | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type II | ||||||
| singular | dual | plural | ||||
| 1st | khuyu | khuyau | khume | |||
| 2nd | khušu | khušau | khušne | |||
| 3rd | khunu | khunau | khunne | |||
Derived terms
- khukhan – tide