ui

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ui"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œj/, [ʊ̟i̯]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ui (plural uie, diminutive uitjie)

1. onion

   Synonym: uintjie

Dutch

Etymology

From a reinterpretation as a plural of Middle Dutch uyen, from Old French oignon (whence also Southern Dutch ajuin), from Latin ūniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œy̯/

• Audio (Belgium):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ui
• Rhymes: -œy̯

Noun

ui m (plural uien, diminutive uitje n)

1. onion, Allium cepa

   Synonym: ajuin

2. (informal) Nickname for someone from Rijnsburg.

Derived terms

• bosui
• lente-ui
• plantui
• pootui
• stengelui
• winterui
• zaaiui
• zilverui
• zo gek als een ui

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ui

Further reading

• ui on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology 1

Interjection

ui

1. Alternative form of oi (“oh”) (to express surprise, wonder, amazement or awe)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈui̯/, [ˈui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui
• Hyphenation^(key): ui

Verb

ui

1. third-person singular present/past indicative of uida

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈui̯ˣ/, [ˈui̯(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ui
• Hyphenation^(key): ui

Verb

ui

1. inflection of uida:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊɪ̯/

Interjection

ui

1. An exclamation of surprise, joy, excitement, or admiration.
2. An exclamation of worry or lament.
3. An exclamation of pondering.

   Synonym: hmm

Further reading

• “ui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “ui” in Duden online

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ụ(v)ǝ̊, from Proto-Eskimo *uɣi.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ui/, [u.ʷɪ]

Noun

ui (plural uit)

1. husband
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 4–5:

     Potterip nulia Dursleyp nulia qatannigutigaa ukiorpassuarni takusimanngisaa. Dursleyp nulia qatannguteqanngitsutut pissusilersortarpoq, qatanngutaami taanna uialu atorsinnaanngitsoq ilaqutariit Dursleykkunnut nallersuussinnaanngillat.

     Mrs Potter was Mrs Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be.

Declension

Declension of ui

case	singular	plural
absolutive	ui	uit
ergative	uip
allative	uimut	uinut
ablative	uimit	uinit
prolative	uikkut	uitigut
locative	uimi	uini
instrumental	uimik	uinik
equative	uisut

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of ui – see 威 (“pomp; power; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 威).

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuji]
• Hyphenation: ui
• Rhymes: -ji

Interjection

ui

1. oink (representing the sound made by a piglet)

Derived terms

• uizik

See also

• röf

Japanese

Romanization

ui

1. Rōmaji transcription of うい

Khumi Chin

Ui.

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy. Cognates include Zou ui and Burmese ခွေး (hkwe:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔui̯˥/

Noun

ui

1. dog

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 47

Kiowa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uj/

Letter

ui (upper case Ui)

1. A letter of the Kiowa alphabet.

Usage notes

Like u, Kiowa ui occurs only after the velar consonants g̶, g, k, kʼ.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ai ai, Au au, Aui aui, B̶ b̶, B b, D̶ d̶, D d, E e, G̶ g̶, G g, H h, I i, K k, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, n̶, O o, Oi oi, P p, Pʼ pʼ, S s, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ui ui, W w, Y y, Z z, ꞉

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy.

Noun

ui

1. dog

References

• Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto ui and Nüpode Huitoto ui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈui̯]
• Hyphenation: ui

Root

ui

1. eye

Derived terms

• uizɨ

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 244

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈuj/ [ˈuɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈuj/

Interjection

ui!

1. used to comment on a close call

Descendants

• Macanese: ui-di

Pumé

Alternative forms

• vi

Noun

ui

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 234
• Anuario (1964), volume 1, page 340: en yaruro ui 'agua'

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian uʻi. Related to Maori uki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.i/
• Hyphenation: u‧i

Noun

ui

1. generation

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Romanian

Verb

a ui (third-person singular present uiește, past participle uit) 4th conjugation

1. Obsolete form of vui.

Conjugation

infinitive			a ui
gerund			uind
past participle			uit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	uiesc	uiești	uiește	uim	uiți	uiesc
	imperfect	uiam	uiai	uia	uiam	uiați	uiau
	simple perfect	uii	uiși	ui	uirăm	uirăți	uiră
	pluperfect	uisem	uiseși	uise	uiserăm	uiserăți	uiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să uiesc	să uiești	să uiască	să uim	să uiți	să uiască
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		uiește			uiți
	negative		nu ui			nu uiți

    conjugation of ui (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

References

• ui in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Sinacantán

Noun

ui

1. water

References

• Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

Tarao

Noun

ui

1. Alternative spelling of uy (dog).

References

• 2001, Encyclopaedia of northeast India, volume 3, →ISBN:

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy.

Noun

ui

1. dog

References

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.wi/

Noun

ui

1. snake, serpent

   Punupa ui outsa!

   Look out for the snake!

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwiy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ùj/
• Hyphenation: ui

Noun

ui

1. dog

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41