kuis

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kœy̯s/ Hyphenation: kuis Rhymes: -œy̯s === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch cuusch (“chaste”), from Latin conscius (“conscious”), a compound of com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”). Cognate with English conscious, German keusch. ==== Alternative forms ==== (obsolete) kuisch ==== Adjective ==== kuis (comparative kuiser, superlative meest kuis or kuist) chaste, morally pure, clean, virgin Synonym: zedig Antonyms: onkuis, onzedig ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: kuis ==== Noun ==== kuis m (uncountable, no diminutive) (Belgium) a cleansing, cleaning(-up) === Etymology 2 === Related to koe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n) (regional) a (bovine) calf, notably under 9 months old Synonym: kuiskalf (regional) a pig ===== Alternative forms ===== kuus (dialectal) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Cf. German Low German Küsel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== kuis m (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n) a (playing) marble Synonym: knikker === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== kuis inflection of kuisen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Etymology 5 === From Middle Dutch cuse, related to Middle Low German kuse. ==== Noun ==== kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n) club, knobstick Synonyms: kolf, knots ===== Derived terms ===== kuizen (“to beat to death with a hammer”) == Haitian Creole == === Alternative forms === kwis === Etymology === From French cuisse (“thigh”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɥis/ === Noun === kuis thigh === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 107 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkuis/ [ˈku.ɪs] Rhymes: -is Syllabification: ku‧is === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English quiz. ==== Noun ==== kuis (plural kuis-kuis) quiz a competition in the answering of questions (education) a school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course ===== Alternative forms ===== kwiz kuiz (Standard Malay) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== kuis (active menguis) to kick Synonyms: kais, sepak, tepis ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “kuis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016