koi

See also: koï, KOI, Koi, and Ko I

English
Koi.

Etymology

From Japanese 鯉 (koi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ
  • Homophone: coy

Noun

koi (plural koi)

  1. Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.
    • 1985 September 2, Joe Klein, quoting Douglas S. Cramer, “The Real Star of ‘Dynasty’”, in New York, page 34:
      We sense that while it might be wonderful for Krystle and Alexis to have a catfight in a koi pond, it would be inappropriate for Joan to smack Linda with a koi.

Synonyms

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Anagrams

Choctaw

Etymology

From English cougar.

Noun

koi

  1. cougar
  2. mountain lion
  3. puma.

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje. Cognate with Finnish koi.

Noun

koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)

  1. (insects) clothes moth (Tineola)
  2. some other species of moth, such as the apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella, õunakoi)
Declension
Inflection of koi (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative koi koid
accusative koi koid
genitive koi koide
partitive koid koisid
illative koisse koidesse
inessive kois koides
elative koist koidest
allative koile koidele
adessive koil koidel
ablative koilt koidelt
translative koiks koideks
terminative koini koideni
essive koina koidena
abessive koita koideta
comitative koiga koidega
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

From Low German koje (“tight room, bed on a ship”).

Noun

koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)

  1. berth (a bed on a ship or boat), bunk bed
Declension
Inflection of koi (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative koi koid
accusative koi koid
genitive koi koide
partitive koid koisid
illative koisse koidesse
inessive kois koides
elative koist koidest
allative koile koidele
adessive koil koidel
ablative koilt koidelt
translative koiks koideks
terminative koini koideni
essive koina koidena
abessive koita koideta
comitative koiga koidega
See also
  • koiku

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯/, [ˈko̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification(key): koi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje. Cognate with Estonian koi, Erzya ки (ki).

Noun

koi

  1. (insects) moth: common clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella
    Synonyms: vaatekoi (more specific), koiperhonen
  2. (insects) any of the moths in the family Tineidae
  3. (pathology, archaic) cancer
    Synonym: syöpä
Declension
Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative koi koit
genitive koin koiden
koitten
partitive koita koita
illative koihin koihin
singular plural
nominative koi koit
accusative nom. koi koit
gen. koin
genitive koin koiden
koitten
partitive koita koita
inessive koissa koissa
elative koista koista
illative koihin koihin
adessive koilla koilla
ablative koilta koilta
allative koille koille
essive koina koina
translative koiksi koiksi
instructive — koin
abessive koitta koitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koi (type maa)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koini koini
accusative nom. koini koini
gen. koini
genitive koini koideni
koitteni
partitive koitani koitani
inessive koissani koissani
elative koistani koistani
illative koihini koihini
adessive koillani koillani
ablative koiltani koiltani
allative koilleni koilleni
essive koinani koinani
translative koikseni koikseni
instructive — —
abessive koittani koittani
comitative — koineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koisi koisi
accusative nom. koisi koisi
gen. koisi
genitive koisi koidesi
koittesi
partitive koitasi koitasi
inessive koissasi koissasi
elative koistasi koistasi
illative koihisi koihisi
adessive koillasi koillasi
ablative koiltasi koiltasi
allative koillesi koillesi
essive koinasi koinasi
translative koiksesi koiksesi
instructive — —
abessive koittasi koittasi
comitative — koinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koimme koimme
accusative nom. koimme koimme
gen. koimme
genitive koimme koidemme
koittemme
partitive koitamme koitamme
inessive koissamme koissamme
elative koistamme koistamme
illative koihimme koihimme
adessive koillamme koillamme
ablative koiltamme koiltamme
allative koillemme koillemme
essive koinamme koinamme
translative koiksemme koiksemme
instructive — —
abessive koittamme koittamme
comitative — koinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koinne koinne
accusative nom. koinne koinne
gen. koinne
genitive koinne koidenne
koittenne
partitive koitanne koitanne
inessive koissanne koissanne
elative koistanne koistanne
illative koihinne koihinne
adessive koillanne koillanne
ablative koiltanne koiltanne
allative koillenne koillenne
essive koinanne koinanne
translative koiksenne koiksenne
instructive — —
abessive koittanne koittanne
comitative — koinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative koinsa koinsa
accusative nom. koinsa koinsa
gen. koinsa
genitive koinsa koidensa
koittensa
partitive koitaan
koitansa		 koitaan
koitansa
inessive koissaan
koissansa		 koissaan
koissansa
elative koistaan
koistansa		 koistaan
koistansa
illative koihinsa koihinsa
adessive koillaan
koillansa		 koillaan
koillansa
ablative koiltaan
koiltansa		 koiltaan
koiltansa
allative koilleen
koillensa		 koilleen
koillensa
essive koinaan
koinansa		 koinaan
koinansa
translative koikseen
koiksensa		 koikseen
koiksensa
instructive — —
abessive koittaan
koittansa		 koittaan
koittansa
comitative — koineen
koinensa
Derived terms
Compounds
See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje.

Noun

koi

  1. (archaic) dawn
Declension
Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative koi koit
genitive koin koiden
koitten
partitive koita koita
illative koihin koihin
singular plural
nominative koi koit
accusative nom. koi koit
gen. koin
genitive koin koiden
koitten
partitive koita koita
inessive koissa koissa
elative koista koista
illative koihin koihin
adessive koilla koilla
ablative koilta koilta
allative koille koille
essive koina koina
translative koiksi koiksi
instructive — koin
abessive koitta koitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koi (type maa)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koini koini
accusative nom. koini koini
gen. koini
genitive koini koideni
koitteni
partitive koitani koitani
inessive koissani koissani
elative koistani koistani
illative koihini koihini
adessive koillani koillani
ablative koiltani koiltani
allative koilleni koilleni
essive koinani koinani
translative koikseni koikseni
instructive — —
abessive koittani koittani
comitative — koineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koisi koisi
accusative nom. koisi koisi
gen. koisi
genitive koisi koidesi
koittesi
partitive koitasi koitasi
inessive koissasi koissasi
elative koistasi koistasi
illative koihisi koihisi
adessive koillasi koillasi
ablative koiltasi koiltasi
allative koillesi koillesi
essive koinasi koinasi
translative koiksesi koiksesi
instructive — —
abessive koittasi koittasi
comitative — koinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koimme koimme
accusative nom. koimme koimme
gen. koimme
genitive koimme koidemme
koittemme
partitive koitamme koitamme
inessive koissamme koissamme
elative koistamme koistamme
illative koihimme koihimme
adessive koillamme koillamme
ablative koiltamme koiltamme
allative koillemme koillemme
essive koinamme koinamme
translative koiksemme koiksemme
instructive — —
abessive koittamme koittamme
comitative — koinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koinne koinne
accusative nom. koinne koinne
gen. koinne
genitive koinne koidenne
koittenne
partitive koitanne koitanne
inessive koissanne koissanne
elative koistanne koistanne
illative koihinne koihinne
adessive koillanne koillanne
ablative koiltanne koiltanne
allative koillenne koillenne
essive koinanne koinanne
translative koiksenne koiksenne
instructive — —
abessive koittanne koittanne
comitative — koinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative koinsa koinsa
accusative nom. koinsa koinsa
gen. koinsa
genitive koinsa koidensa
koittensa
partitive koitaan
koitansa		 koitaan
koitansa
inessive koissaan
koissansa		 koissaan
koissansa
elative koistaan
koistansa		 koistaan
koistansa
illative koihinsa koihinsa
adessive koillaan
koillansa		 koillaan
koillansa
ablative koiltaan
koiltansa		 koiltaan
koiltansa
allative koilleen
koillensa		 koilleen
koillensa
essive koinaan
koinansa		 koinaan
koinansa
translative koikseen
koiksensa		 koikseen
koiksensa
instructive — —
abessive koittaan
koittansa		 koittaan
koittansa
comitative — koineen
koinensa
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Japanese 鯉 (koi).

Noun

koi

  1. koi carp
Declension
Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative koi koit
genitive koin koiden
koitten
partitive koita koita
illative koihin koihin
singular plural
nominative koi koit
accusative nom. koi koit
gen. koin
genitive koin koiden
koitten
partitive koita koita
inessive koissa koissa
elative koista koista
illative koihin koihin
adessive koilla koilla
ablative koilta koilta
allative koille koille
essive koina koina
translative koiksi koiksi
instructive — koin
abessive koitta koitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koi (type maa)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koini koini
accusative nom. koini koini
gen. koini
genitive koini koideni
koitteni
partitive koitani koitani
inessive koissani koissani
elative koistani koistani
illative koihini koihini
adessive koillani koillani
ablative koiltani koiltani
allative koilleni koilleni
essive koinani koinani
translative koikseni koikseni
instructive — —
abessive koittani koittani
comitative — koineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koisi koisi
accusative nom. koisi koisi
gen. koisi
genitive koisi koidesi
koittesi
partitive koitasi koitasi
inessive koissasi koissasi
elative koistasi koistasi
illative koihisi koihisi
adessive koillasi koillasi
ablative koiltasi koiltasi
allative koillesi koillesi
essive koinasi koinasi
translative koiksesi koiksesi
instructive — —
abessive koittasi koittasi
comitative — koinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koimme koimme
accusative nom. koimme koimme
gen. koimme
genitive koimme koidemme
koittemme
partitive koitamme koitamme
inessive koissamme koissamme
elative koistamme koistamme
illative koihimme koihimme
adessive koillamme koillamme
ablative koiltamme koiltamme
allative koillemme koillemme
essive koinamme koinamme
translative koiksemme koiksemme
instructive — —
abessive koittamme koittamme
comitative — koinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koinne koinne
accusative nom. koinne koinne
gen. koinne
genitive koinne koidenne
koittenne
partitive koitanne koitanne
inessive koissanne koissanne
elative koistanne koistanne
illative koihinne koihinne
adessive koillanne koillanne
ablative koiltanne koiltanne
allative koillenne koillenne
essive koinanne koinanne
translative koiksenne koiksenne
instructive — —
abessive koittanne koittanne
comitative — koinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative koinsa koinsa
accusative nom. koinsa koinsa
gen. koinsa
genitive koinsa koidensa
koittensa
partitive koitaan
koitansa		 koitaan
koitansa
inessive koissaan
koissansa		 koissaan
koissansa
elative koistaan
koistansa		 koistaan
koistansa
illative koihinsa koihinsa
adessive koillaan
koillansa		 koillaan
koillansa
ablative koiltaan
koiltansa		 koiltaan
koiltansa
allative koilleen
koillensa		 koilleen
koillensa
essive koinaan
koinansa		 koinaan
koinansa
translative koikseen
koiksensa		 koikseen
koiksensa
instructive — —
abessive koittaan
koittansa		 koittaan
koittansa
comitative — koineen
koinensa
Synonyms

References
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

French

Pronoun

koi

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative spelling of quoi

Ingrian
Koi.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koi. Cognates include Finnish koi and Estonian koi.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯/, [ˈko̞i̯]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯/, [ˈko̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi̯
  • Hyphenation: koi

Noun

koi

  1. moth

Declension
Declension of koi (type 8/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative koi koit
genitive koin koijen
partitive koita koita
illative koihe koihe
inessive kois kois
elative koist koist
allative koille koille
adessive koil koil
ablative koilt koilt
translative koiks koiks
essive koinna, koin koinna, koin
exessive1) koint koint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 183

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Chinese 開／开 (kāi). Related to nqoi.

Verb

koi 

  1. (transitive) to open

Japanese

Romanization

koi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こい

Karelian

Noun

koi

  1. moth

Lindu

Noun

koi

  1. bed

Malay

Pronunciation
  • (Temerloh, Pahang) IPA(key): /koi̯/

Pronoun

koi

  1. me, I

See also

Maori

Adjective

koi

  1. sharp

Noun

koi

  1. spike

Palauan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 濃い (koi, “dark”).

Noun

koi

  1. gray, darkish color

See also
Colors in Palauan · bedengel, chiro (layout · text)
     becheleleu      koi (?)      chedelekelek
             bekerkard, rirch; bungungau              bibrurek, berorou; cheriich, bedengel a chutem              bibrurek, mellil, merir
             bedengel a biib (?)              bedengel a biib, bedengel a chudel             
             mellemau              mellemau, bedengel a eanged              mellemau, bedengel a daob
             ulalk              ulalk             

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɔi
  • Syllabification: ko‧i

Verb

koi

  1. third-person singular present of koić

Primitive Irish

Romanization

koi

  1. Romanization of ᚕᚑᚔ

Sahu

Etymology

From Ternate koi (“banana”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈko.i/

Noun

koi

  1. banana
    Synonym: bele

References
  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly related to Tabaru koyu (“banana”), synonym of the more common Tabaru term bole.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈko.i/

Noun

koi (Jawi کوي‎)

  1. banana

References
  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From *kori, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kerit. Compare Yogad kerrit.

Verb

koi

  1. to scratch

Tuvaluan

Particle

koi

  1. continuous action marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koi.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯/, [ˈkoi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi̯
  • Hyphenation: koi

Noun

koi

  1. moth, clothes moth

Inflection
Declension of koi (type I/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative koi koid
genitive koi koije, koijõ
partitive koitõ koitõ
illative koihi, koihisõ koije, koijõ, koisõ
inessive koiz koiz
elative koissõ koissõ
allative koilõ koilõ
adessive koillõ koillõ
ablative koiltõ koiltõ
translative koissi koissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “koi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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