Tiv Words Beginning with K — Part 3 | Tiv

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “K” — 433 entries, in alphabetical order (part 3 of 3). Each entry gives the English meaning and part of speech, and, where the archive records them, the pronunciation, an example sentence in Tiv with its English translation, and notes on usage. Select a word to open its own page with related words and sources.

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kume1

pound

Verb

Also means: to hit into powder or paste
Example: Kume ruam — “Pound the yam fufu”

kume2

thunder

Verb

Also means: loud noise when clouds collide
Example: Wura ngu kumen — “It is thundering”

kumen

pounding / pound-for

Noun

kunda

iyol

Noun

Example: Teghtegh ungwa ku u Sarwuan, nahan kunda un iyol. Also, unbelievable; overwhelmed. — “Teghtegh heard the death of Sarwuan, so he was flabbergasted.”

kunda un ishima

bewildered

Adjective

kundashima

bewilderment

Noun

kunde

stir

Verb

Example: Kunde iue. — “Stir the soup.”

kunde

shiver

Verb

Example: M hia iyol man m ngu kunden iyol. — “I have a fever and I am shivering.”

kunde1

stir

Verb

Also means: to cause to move with a spoon or stirrer
Example: Kunde iue — “Stir the soup”

kunde2

shiver

Verb

Also means: shaking as if feeling cold or feverish
Example: M hia iyol man m ngu kunden iyol — “I have a fever and I am shivering”

Kundu

cool

Adjective

kundu

harden

Noun

Example: Iber kundu. — “The porridge has hardened.”

kundushima

calmness, relaxation

Noun

Example: M pase ikarem; nahan, m zua a kundishima. — “I passed the test; so, I am in a state of calmness.”

kungô

stream boundaries

Noun

Example: Kungô hen ape peren hoghol. — “The stream boundaries at the crossing are narrow.”

kungu pulututu

spotless

Adjective

Usage: Also in Tiv: kungu je ijiir ilen ngi sha min ga

kunu

drink

Noun

Example: Nam kunu. Give me (some) non-alcoholic drink.

kunya

humiliating

Adjective

Example: Ve er a na kunya kôr; shie u ve venda u nan un kwaghyan man mngeem yô. — “They treated him in a humiliating manner by refusing him food and water.”

kunya kor

ashamed

Adjective

Kure

Finish

Noun

kurugh

turtle

Noun

kusa

nail

Noun

kusu

fold fingers

Noun

Example: Kusu wegh. — “Fold fingers (hand).”

kusugh

electric fish

Noun

Example: Kusugh dura m. — “I was shocked by the electric fish.”

kusugh

lower leg ends

Noun

Example: Pandegh ngu sha kusugh ku iyongu. — “The hoof is on the lowerlrg end of a sheep.”

kusugh1

electric fish

Noun

Also means: a fish that produces a small electric shock
Example: Kusugh dura m — “I was shocked by the electric fish”

kusugh2

lower leg ends

Noun

Also means: lower ends of goat and sheep legs
Example: Pandegh ngu sha kusugh ku iyongu — “The hoof is on the lowerlrg end of a sheep”

kuva

mesh

Verb

Example: M kuva iyough. — “I meshed (the roof of) the house.”

kuve

hug, embrace

Verb

Example: Ngô kuve wan na. Mother hugged her

Kwa

Number of times

Noun

Kwa

Bathroom

Noun

Also means: Times (multiplication) / Leaf / Yeast

kwa

leaf

Noun

Example: Kwa u mbuel kehe. — “The pawpaw”

kwa

how often?

Adverb

kwa har

twice

Adverb

Kwa taankaruhar

Sevenfold

Noun

Kwagh

Something / matter / issue (depending on context)

Noun

Kwagh

thing

Noun/voiceless palatal fricative /kw//

kwagh

thing

Noun

Also means: matter

kwagh

thing

Noun

Also means: something
Example: Kwagh ngu. There’s something. — “Also: Ka kwagh ga (nothing); U ya kwagh ve? (Have you eaten?); kwagh bee (nothing left); de kwagh la (stop that thing or Stop it!).”

kwagh

thing; something

Noun

Also means: existence of a physical material or idea
Example: Kwagh ngu — “There’s something. Also: Ka kwagh ga (nothing); U ya kwagh ve? (Have you eaten?); kwagh bee (nothing left); de kwagh la (stop that thing or Stop it!)”