kaus

See also: Kaus

Icelandic

Verb

kaus

1. first-person singular past indicative of kjósa
2. third-person singular past indicative of kjósa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʊs/
• Hyphenation: ka‧us

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kous (“stocking”), from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.

Noun

kaus (first-person possessive kausku, second-person possessive kausmu, third-person possessive kausnya)

1. stocking (covering garment).

   Synonym: sarung

2. shirt.
3. the material used for those garments.

Derived terms

• berkaus
• kaus kaki
• kaus kutang
• kaus lampu
• kaus oblong
• kaus pendek
• kaus polo
• kaus potong
• mengausi

 

Etymology 2

From Malay kaus, from Classical Malay kaus, from Classical Persian کوش (kawš, “shoe, slipper”), an alternative form of کفش (kafš).

Noun

kaus (first-person possessive kausku, second-person possessive kausmu, third-person possessive kausnya)

1. (obsolete) footwear.

   Synonyms: kasut, setiwel

Alternative forms

• kaoes (pre-1947)

Etymology 3

From Malay kaus, from Classical Malay kaus, from Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).

Noun

kaus (first-person possessive kausku, second-person possessive kausmu, third-person possessive kausnya)

1. (obsolete) bow.

   Synonym: busur

Alternative forms

• kaoes (pre-1947)

Further reading

• “kaus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kauci. Cognates include Finnish kausi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯s/, [ˈkɑu̯z̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯s/, [ˈkɑu̯ʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯s
• Hyphenation: kaus

Noun

kaus

1. (in compounds) period

Declension

Declension of kaus (type 5/vesi, aut-avv gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kaus	kavvet
genitive	kavven	kausiin, kausiloin
partitive	kautta	kausia, kausiloja
illative	kautee	kausii, kausiloihe
inessive	kavvees	kausiis, kausilois
elative	kavvest	kausist, kausiloist
allative	kavvelle	kausille, kausiloille
adessive	kavveel	kausiil, kausiloil
ablative	kavvelt	kausilt, kausiloilt
translative	kavveks	kausiks, kausiloiks
essive	kautenna, kauteen	kausinna, kausiloinna, kausiin, kausiloin
exessive1)	kautent	kausint, kausiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kautta
• kuukaus
• öökaus

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 146

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau̯˩/

Etymology 1

Noun

kaus (classifier: tus)

1. a fang, tusk, beak

Derived terms

• hniav kaus dev (“the canines (teeth)”)
• kaus ncauj (“the beak of a bird”)
• kaus ntxhw (“elephant tusk; ivory”)

 

Classifier

kaus

1. classifier for bites or bitefuls

   Dev tom nws ib kaug. ― The dog bit him once.

   rau kaus mov ― six bitefuls of rice

Noun

kaus (classifier: tus)

1. a sprout or young shoot from a plant

   kaus nplej ― a rice shoot

   kaus pob kws ― a corn shoot

Etymology 2

Noun

kaus (classifier: lub)

1. umbrella, parasol

   Nws nqa ib lub kaus mus teb. ― He carried an umbrella to the fields.

Etymology 3

Verb

kaus

1. to gouge out, scrape with a gouging motion

   kaus av ― to gouge the earth, scrape up earth

   kaus qhov muag ― gouge the eye

Etymology 4

From Proto-Hmong *kuwᴰ (“bamboo hat”).

Noun

kaus

1. used in kaus mom (“hat, cap”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 78.