"quê" meaning in All languages combined

See quê on Wiktionary

Determiner [Macanese]

Etymology: From Portuguese que and quê. Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|que}} Portuguese que, {{m|pt|quê}} quê Head templates: {{head|mzs|determiner}} quê
  1. (rare) Alternative form of qui: which Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: qui (extra: which)
    Sense id: en-quê-mzs-det-qKVE7ROH Categories (other): Macanese determiners, Macanese entries with incorrect language header, Macanese pronouns Disambiguation of Macanese determiners: 100 0 Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Macanese pronouns: 100 0

Pronoun [Macanese]

Etymology: From Portuguese que and quê. Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|que}} Portuguese que, {{m|pt|quê}} quê Head templates: {{head|mzs|pronoun}} quê
  1. (interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing) Tags: interrogative, sentence-final
    Sense id: en-quê-mzs-pron-XhYhNBCr

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈke/ [Brazil], /ˈke/ [Portugal] Forms: quês [plural]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin quem (“what”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|la|qui|quem|what}} Latin quem (“what”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} quê m (plural quês)
  1. a characteristic (distinguishable feature of a person or thing) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-quê-pt-noun-7skYHV3K Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese pronouns Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese pronouns: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈke/ [Brazil], /ˈke/ [Portugal] Forms: quês [plural]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} quê m (plural quês)
  1. cue (name of the letter Q, q) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-quê-pt-noun-4FuMhyeo Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 35 61 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈke/ [Brazil], /ˈke/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin quem (“what”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|la|qui|quem|what}} Latin quem (“what”) Head templates: {{pt-pron}} quê
  1. (interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing) Tags: interrogative, sentence-final Derived forms: não há de quê, por quê, porquê
    Sense id: en-quê-pt-pron-XhYhNBCr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [Vietnamese]

IPA: [kwe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwej˧˧] [Huế], [wej˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: [CJK], 𬫀 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-veːr||village}} Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”), {{cog|mtq|quêl||village}} Muong quêl (“village”), {{cog|scb|-}} Chut, {{cog|mkh-kat-pro|*wiil|*wiil ~ *weel}} Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel, {{cog|pac|veil}} Pacoh veil Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||head=|tr=圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀), {{vi-adj|圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀)
  1. Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: quê mùa (extra: typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky)
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-adj-ixC9fxr5 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns without classifiers Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 51 4 2 43 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns without classifiers: 39 15 11 30 5
  2. (Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying Tags: Southern, Vietnam, broadly
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-adj-cZk6c9AM Categories (other): Southern Vietnamese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quê độ, quê xệ

Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [kwe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwej˧˧] [Huế], [wej˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: [CJK], 𬫀 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-veːr||village}} Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”), {{cog|mtq|quêl||village}} Muong quêl (“village”), {{cog|scb|-}} Chut, {{cog|mkh-kat-pro|*wiil|*wiil ~ *weel}} Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel, {{cog|pac|veil}} Pacoh veil Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀), {{vi-noun|圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀)
  1. the countryside
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun-QJEbpoLS
  2. a hometown (place of birth or residence) Synonyms: nơi sinh
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun-PAIiRHID Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 51 4 2 43 1
  3. your parent's, especially your father's, birthplace Synonyms: quê quán
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun--TCFdYkd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dân quê, đồng quê, làng quê, nhà quê, quê hương, quê kệch, quê mùa, quê nhà, quê quán, thôn quê

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Brazil"
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    "Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic",
    "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic",
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      "word": "dân quê"
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      "word": "đồng quê"
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      "word": "quê kệch"
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      "word": "quê mùa"
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      "form": "圭",
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        "CJK"
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      "form": "𬫀",
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        "2": "adjective",
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        "Vietnamese short forms"
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        "Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”)."
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        "Southern Vietnamese",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "Just stay home. I'm a grown-up and it's embarrassing to be chaperoned by you.",
          "text": "Mẹ ở nhà đi. Con lớn rồi có mẹ đi cùng thì quê lắm.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "very embarrassing; mortifying"
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        "(Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
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    }
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      "ipa": "[kwe˧˧]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwej˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wej˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quê"
}

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