kuit

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch kuit , from Middle Dutch cute .

Pronunciation

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IPA ^(key): /kœi̯t/
Hyphenation: kuit

Noun

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kuit (plural kuite , diminutive kuitjie )

(countable ) calf (back of the lower leg)
(uncountable ) roe, spawn, milt (fish eggs)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch cute ("spawn; fleshy body part, e.g. buttock, calf, back of the upper arm"). Further origin unknown. Possibly related with kont ("buttocks") or with Sanskrit गुद (guda, "entrails"); according to Pokorny, all are derived Proto-Indo-European *gēu- ("to arch bend"), see also German Kugel .^[1]

Cognate with Middle Low German kūte .

Pronunciation

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IPA ^(key): /kœy̯t/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: kuit
Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

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kuit f (plural kuiten , diminutive kuitje n)

calf, fleshy part of the lower leg
the corresponding part of a sock or stocking

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Afrikaans: kuit
Berbice Creole Dutch: kuiti
→ Caribbean Hindustani: koiti

Noun

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kuit f or n (uncountable , no diminutive )

spawn, roe (fish eggs)
Synonyms: viseitjes , (southern) roge

Coordinate term: hom ("milt")

Usage notes

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The use of het kuit is non-standard and not sanctioned by dictionaries.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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→ Papiamentu: keit

References

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^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), "geu", in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-98

Haitian Creole

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Pronunciation

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IPA ^(key): /kɥit/

Verb

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kuit

alternative form of kwit

References

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Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 107

Kavalan

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Noun

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kuit

souls of the dead
a type of wild betel nut (with small leaves)

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