"koi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔɪ/ Forms: koi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Etymology: From Japanese 鯉 (koi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|鯉|sc=Jpan|tr=koi}} Japanese 鯉 (koi) Head templates: {{en-noun|koi}} koi (plural koi)
  1. Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring. Wikipedia link: koi Categories (lifeform): Carps Synonyms (Cyprinus rubrofuscus): koi carp Translations (variety of carp): 錦鯉 (Chinese Mandarin), 锦鲤 (jǐnlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), koristekarppi (Finnish), koï [masculine] (French), Koi [masculine] (German), Koi-Karpfen [masculine] (German), carbán koi [masculine] (Irish), 錦鯉 (nishikigoi) (alt: にしきごい) (Japanese), ニシキゴイ (nishikigoi) (Japanese), (koi) (alt: こい) (Japanese), コイ (koi) (Japanese), 비단잉어 (bidaning'eo) (Korean), јапонски крап (japonski krap) [masculine] (Macedonian), кои (koi) [neuter] (Macedonian), карп ко́и (karp kói) [masculine] (Russian), ко́и (kói) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
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