Borrowed from English cow.
kou
- cow
From older koude, from Middle Dutch coude, alteration (based on the adjective) of kelde, from Old Dutch *keldi, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Cognate with German Kälte.
kou f (uncountable, diminutive koutje n)
- cold (low temperature)
- cold (illness)
- Synonym: verkoudheid
From French cou (“neck”).
kou
- neck
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
kou
- your second person singular, o-type
Hawaiian possessive pronouns
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
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singular
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dual
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plural
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1st person
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koʻu, kaʻu kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type)
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ko māua, kā māua (exclusive) ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive)
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ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive) ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
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2nd person
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kou, kāu kō (affectionate, o- and a-type)
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ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua
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ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
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3rd person
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kona, kāna
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ko lāua, kā lāua
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ko lākou, kā lākou
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
kou
- A tree with wood highly valued for woodworking, Cordia subcordata
kou
- Rōmaji transcription of こう
kou
- wood
kou
- Nonstandard spelling of kōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of kòu.
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
From French cou.
kou
- neck
From French coup.
kou
- blow; strike
kou
- (intransitive) to break (of wood, etc.)
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics