kuis

• IPA^(key): /kœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: kuis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

From Middle Dutch cuusch (“chaste”), from Latin conscius (“conscious”), a compound of com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”). Cognate with English conscious, German keusch.

kuis (comparative kuiser, superlative meest kuis or kuist)

1. chaste, morally pure, clean, virgin

• onkuis (derived)

• kuisen
• kuisheid
• kuisvrouw
• onkuisheid

• Afrikaans: kuis

kuis m (uncountable)

1. (Belgium) A cleansing, cleaning(-up)

Related to koe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

1. (regional) A (bovine) calf, notably under 9 months old
2. (regional) A pig

• kuus (dialectal)

• kuiskalf n

Cf. German Low German Küsel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

kuis m (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

1. A (playing) marble

• knikker

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kuis

1. first-person singular present indicative of kuisen
2. imperative of kuisen

From Middle Dutch cuse, related to Middle Low German kuse.

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

1. club, knobstick

   Synonyms: kolf, knots

• kuizen (“to beat to death with a hammer”)

From French cuisse (“thigh”).

kuis

1. thigh

From English quiz.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuɪs]
• Hyphenation: ku‧is

kuis (first-person possessive kuisku, second-person possessive kuismu, third-person possessive kuisnya)

1. quiz
   1. a competition in the answering of questions.
   2. (education) a school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

• “kuis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.