Ku

Lishepus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷe-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku/

Rhymes: -u

Conjunction

ku

1. and

Noalath

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku/

Auxiliary Verb

ku

1. Co-occurs with negative passive verb constructions.

Sondiv

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Etymology 1

Root: Proto-Sondiv *k-h.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku/

Rhymes: -u

Orthographic Form

ukh=

Verb

ku (intransitive active imperative)

1. to build, to construct

Inflection

Conjugation of ku

Active	Intransitive	Participle	Verbal Noun
Imperfect	iki	-kihen	-iku
Perfect	aka	-kahan
Gnomic	uku	-kuhon
Subjunctive	idiku
Imperative	ku
Active	Transitive
Imperfect	ikiha
Perfect	akahu
Gnomic	ukui
Subjunctive	idikuha
Imperative	kui
Passive	No Expressed Agent	Expressed Agent	Participle
Imperfect	ikiev	ikieva	-kihiv
Perfect	akaev	akaevu	-kahav
Gnomic	ukuev	ukuevi	-kuhuv
Subjunctive	idikuev	idikueva
Imperative	kuev	kuevi

Related Terms

• kwahon
• kyaen

 

Etymology 2

Root: Proto-Sondiv *k-w.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku/

Rhymes: -u

Orthographic Form

kw=

Noun

-ku

1. ground, earth (floor outdoors)

Inflection

	Unpossessed		Possessed		Possessor		Possessed Possessor
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
I-Case1	iku	ikuvu	ikowa	ikuvuwa	yaku	yakuvu	yakowa	yakuvuwa
A-Case2	aku	akuvu	akovu	akuvuvu	huku	hukuvu	hukovu	hukuvuvu
U-Case3	uku	ukuvu	ukowi	ukuvuwi	wiku	wikuvu	wikowi	wikuvuwi
1Imperfect/subjunctive subject, gnomic/imperative/permissive direct object, or perfect indirect object. 2Perfect subject, imperfect/subjunctive direct object, or gnomic/imperative/permissive indirect object. 3Gnomic/permissive subject, perfect direct object, or imperfect/subjunctive indirect object.

Translations

Sense: material based on soil or rock which makes up the ground (earth) ^[‌edit‌]

• Aazh Naamori: dlen
• Azrán: lajér, ukám
• Dothraki: sorfo
• Hen Linge: nol
• High Valyrian: tegon
• Inha: naan
• Lishepus: erlu, thapu
• Noalath: fordho
• Sangheili: rube
• Sondiv: ku, ves
• Trigedasleng: graun
• Veda: tagh
• Vōv: rē
• Yulish: haali