Contionary:cual

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Soc'ul'

Etymology 1

Wacag logograph

From Sekhulla kʷali, from Wascotl *qual-i. Cognate to Gwaxol kwal¹, Kilīmos-sāîl pāle.

Pronunciation

Verb

cual ᴇʀɢ

  1. to like
    Cozñéi, soccual socxauc.
    Come inside, I like talking with you.

Adjective

cual

  1. friendly, amicable
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Etymology 2

Wacag logograph

From Sekhulla kʷalsuʃ, from Wascotl *qual-cosc. Cognate to Gwaxol -kwal-, Kilīmos-sāîl palsu.

Verb

cual ᴇʀɢ

  1. to be good
    Cur'u jenyan' r'uz ucual sū, í coi coi leuleu.
    I went down the river and it was nice, sū, but then suddenly leuleu.

Adjective

cual

  1. good
    Iyjí yua juleiad rine cual.
    These ground seeds make a good porridge.
  2. true, correct
    Uc' secxeý xeý il hez'i joti cual āhsoceylac ej n'eú ne.
    All I will ever truly want is to be with you my spouse again.
  3. like, as
    Coi āhhuhán' yanxad riýan hanxeý joti hanjí maijeve je cual, biucbiucbiuc.
    To finish the main course you just need to add a little wine like so, glug.

Adverb

cual

  1. much, very
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  2. (comparative) as
    Cucual cuūts ñéi cuuei didi tumyan cual jál eý saum eý.
    On days like this I like to stay inside the saum and listen to the pitter-patter of the rain.

Interjection

cual

  1. yes
    Cual, c'e secjí soc'ul'.
    Yes, I can speak Soc'ul'.
  2. indeed, right, correct, quite
    Cual un', miu āhujen cuder' cuder' jer'.
    Indeed, the water's been flowing too much in my area.
  3. well, so, now, you see, you know
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  4. Expression that one is listening and understands, backchanneling expression

Synonyms

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Derived terms