"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 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: 64 36 Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Macanese pronouns: 89 11

Pronoun [Macanese]

Etymology: From Portuguese que and quê. Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|que}} Portuguese que Head templates: {{head|mzs|pronoun}} quê
  1. (interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing) Tags: interrogative, sentence-final
    Sense id: en-quê-mzs-pron-XhYhNBCr Categories (other): Macanese determiners, Macanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Macanese determiners: 64 36 Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

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: 75 7 18 Disambiguation of Portuguese pronouns: 91 9
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
    Sense id: en-quê-pt-noun-4FuMhyeo Categories (other): Latin letter names Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 8 80 12
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˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], 𬫀 [CJK], quơ [alternative]
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): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 4 3 2 5 40 6 2 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 2 1 3 45 4 1 41 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 46 7 2 44 2
  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: chọc quê, quê độ, quê xệ

Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [kwe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwej˧˧] [Huế], [wej˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], 𬫀 [CJK], quơ [alternative]
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. hometown (place of birth or residence) Synonyms: nơi sinh
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun-xbt4A~Gi Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 4 3 2 5 40 6 2 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 2 1 3 45 4 1 41 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 46 7 2 44 2
  3. one's parent's, especially one's father's, birthplace Synonyms: quê quán
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun--IX86t5V
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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      "ipa": "[kwej˧˧]",
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      "ipa": "[wej˧˧]",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very embarrassing; mortifying"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embarrassing",
          "embarrassing"
        ],
        [
          "mortifying",
          "mortifying"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kwe˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwej˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wej˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quê"
}

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