Estonian

Conjunction

kui

1. when, as, while
2. if, whether
3. than
4. how
5. as soon as, just as

Finnish

Etymology

kuinka

Adverb

kui

1. (colloquial) how
2. (colloquial) why

   Joo muistan... kui?

   Yeah I remember... why?

Synonyms

• (how) kuinka, miten
• (why) miksi

Japanese

Romanization

kui

1. rōmaji reading of くい

Mandarin

Romanization

kui

1. Nonstandard spelling of kuī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kuí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kuǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of kuì.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.