kapskui

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Etymology[edit]

From kapo (head) +‎ skui (to shake).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kapˈskui]
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Hyphenation: kap‧sku‧i

Verb[edit]

kapskui (present kapskuas, past kapskuis, future kapskuos, conditional kapskuus, volitive kapskuu)

  1. (intransitive) to shake one's head
    nee kapskuito shake one's head no
    • 1923, H. J. Bulthuis, chapter 6, in Idoj de Orfeo[1], page 122:
      Ŝi (...) montris la literojn, sed refoje mi kapskuis, tiajn literojn mi ankaŭ neniam vidis.
      She (...) showed the letters, but I shook my head again; I have never seen such letters either.
    • 1934, Stellan Engholm, Infanoj en Torento[2]:
      Jern kapskuis malkonsente kaj silentis.
      Jern shook his head in disagreement and was silent.
    • 1949, Cezaro Rossetti, chapter 4, in Kredu min, sinjorino![3], page 35:
      „Ne,” ŝi kapskuis. „Mi ne pensas, ke mi volas......”
      "No," she shook her head. "I don't think that I want to......"
  2. (intransitive) to headbang

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