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kial

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See also: Kial

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *kjaː₁l, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kjaal. Cognate with Cua khiːl, Nyaheun kjew ~ kjoː, Khmer ខ្យល់ (khyɑl), Old Mon kyāl (modern Mon ကျ (ca)), Vietnamese gió.

Pronunciation

Noun

kial 

  1. wind

Esperanto

Etymology

ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) + -al (correlative suffix of reason)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkial]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ial
  • Hyphenation: ki‧al

Adverb

kial

  1. why

Conjunction

kial

  1. why
    Ne estas malfacile kompreni kial ŝi koleriĝis.
    It isn't difficult to understand why she became angry.
    Kial vi ĉiuj ne dancas?
    Why aren't y'all dancing?

Derived terms

See also