kunis
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Brunei Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English cornice.
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]kunis
- (colloquial) crown molding (molding between ceiling and wall)
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *ku-. Cognates include Finnish kunnes.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkunis/, [ˈkuniz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkunis/, [ˈkuniʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -unis
- Hyphenation: ku‧nis
Conjunction
[edit]kunis
- as long as, while
- 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:
- Kunis ukko sytytti kiukaata, jo valkeni.
- While the old man lighted the stove, dawnbreak came already.
- (+ negative) until, till
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58:
- Tiukku ja nagru väkevä, kunis oppia ei aleta.
- A game and a loud laugh, until they start to learn.
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 220
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