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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "koi"}}
==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|3}}

===See also===
* {{langcat|koi}}

==English==
{{wikipedia}}
[[Image:Koi scale patterns.jpg|thumb|right|Koi.]]

===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|ja|sc=Jpan|鯉|tr=koi}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kɔɪ/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔɪ|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|coy}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|koi}}

# Ornamental domesticated varieties of the {{w|Amur carp}} ({{taxlink|Cyprinus rubrofuscus|species}}), of [[Japan]] and eastern [[Asia]] with red-gold or white coloring.
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Joe Klein|work={{w|New York (magazine)|New York}}|title=The Real Star of ‘Dynasty’|date=1985-09-02|publisher=|page=34|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=KxMCAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&vq=pamela%20sue%20martin%20leave%20dynasty&hl=es&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=pamela%20sue%20martin%20leave%20dynasty&f=false|quotee=w:Douglas S. Cramer|passage=We sense that while it might be wonderful for Krystle and Alexis to have a catfight in a '''koi''' pond, it would be inappropriate for Joan to smack Linda with a '''koi'''.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|''Cyprinus rubrofuscus''}} {{l|en|koi carp}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|variety of carp}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|錦鯉|tr=jǐnlǐ}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|koristekarppi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|koï|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Koi|m}}, {{t|de|Koi-Karpfen|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|carbán koi|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|錦鯉|tr=にしきごい, nishikigoi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|ニシキゴイ|tr=nishikigoi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|鯉|tr=こい, koi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|コイ|tr=koi|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|비단잉어}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|јапонски крап|m}}, {{t+|mk|кои|n}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|карп ко́и|m}}, {{t+|ru|ко́и|m|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=iko|Oki|oik|IOK}}

{{C|en|Carps}}

==Biatah Bidayuh==

===Noun===
{{head|bth|noun}}

# [[tail]]

==Choctaw==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|cho|en|cougar}}.

===Noun===
{{head|cho|noun}}

# [[cougar]]
# [[mountain lion]]
# [[puma]].

{{C|cho|Literature}}

==Estonian==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|et|urj-fin-pro|*koi}}, from {{der|et|urj-pro|*käjä}}. Cognate with {{cog|fi|koi}}.

====Noun====
{{et-noun|koi|koid}}

# {{lb|et|insects}} [[clothes moth]] ({{taxlink|Tineola|genus}})
# some other species of moth, such as the {{vern|apple fruit moth}} ({{taxlink|Argyresthia conjugella|species}}, {{m|et|õunakoi}})

=====Declension=====
{{et-decl-koi|koi}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|et|koiliblikas}}
* {{l|et|riidekoi}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|et|õunakoi}}
* {{l|et|ihnuskoi}}
* {{l|et|raamatukoi}}
* {{l|et|koirohi}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|et|liblikas}}
* {{l|et|röövik}}
* {{l|et|tõuk}}

===Etymology 2===
From Low German {{m|nds|koje||tight room, bed on a ship}}.

====Noun====
{{et-noun|koi|koid}}

# [[berth]] (a bed on a ship or boat), [[bunk bed]]

=====Declension=====
{{et-decl-koi|koi}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|et|koiku}}

==Finnish==

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation}}

===Etymology 1===
[[File:Tineola.bisselliella.2.jpg|thumb]]
{{etymid|fi|moth}}
From {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*koi|id=moth}}, from {{inh|fi|fiu-pro|*käjä}}. Cognate with {{cog|et|koi}}, {{cog|myv|ки}}.<ref>{{R:mdf:Keresztes:1986}}</ref>

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# {{lb|fi|insects}} [[moth]]: [[common clothes moth]], {{taxlink|Tineola bisselliella|species}}
#: {{syn|fi|vaatekoi|qq1=more specific|koiperhonen}}
# {{lb|fi|insects}} any of the moths in the family {{taxfmt|Tineidae|family}}
# {{lb|fi|pathology|archaic}} [[cancer]]
#: {{syn|fi|syöpä}}

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa|koi|a}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|fi
|koisa
|koiska
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|aitokoi
|kaalikoi
|kehrääjäkoi
|kelmukovertajakoi
|kirsikkakoi
|koinkestävä
|koinreikä
|koinsyömä
|koipallo
|koiperhonen
|koipussi
|koiruoho
|kuminakoi
|pihlajanmarjakoi
|pussikoi
|sipulikoi
|vaatekoi
}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|fi|perhonen}}
* {{l|fi|toukka}}

====References====
<references/>

====Further reading====
* {{R:fi:KTSK|num=1|accessdate=2023-07-01}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|fi|dawn}}
From {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*koi|id=dawn}}, from {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*koje|id=dawn}}.

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}} {{tlb|fi|archaic}}

# [[dawn]]

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa|koi|a}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|dawn}} {{l|fi|aamunkoi}}, {{l|fi|aamunkoitto}}, {{l|fi|sarastus}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|fi
|koillinen
|koittaa<id:dawn>
|koitua
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|aamunkoi
|kointähti
}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:fi:KTSK|num=2|accessdate=2023-07-01}}

===Etymology 3===
{{etymid|fi|carp}}
Ultimately from {{der|fi|ja|sc=Jpan|鯉|tr=koi}}.

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# [[#English|koi]] carp

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa|koi|a}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|fi|koikarppi}}, {{l|fi|koi-karppi}}, {{l|fi|koristekarppi}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|koikarppi
}}

====References====
* {{R:Hakkinen 2005}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=iko|oik.}}

{{C|fi|Fish|Moths}}

==French==

===Pronoun===
{{fr-pron}}

# {{lb|fr|internet slang|texting}} {{alternative spelling of|fr|quoi}}

==Hawaiian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{haw-IPA}}

===Verb===
{{head|haw|verb}}

# to [[urge]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|haw|kōina}}

==Ingrian==
[[Image:Calliteara thwaitesii.jpg|thumb|Koi.]]

===Etymology===
{{dercat|izh|urj-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|izh|urj-fin-pro|*koi}}. Cognates include {{cog|fi|koi}} and {{cog|et|koi}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{izh-p}}

===Noun===
{{head|izh|noun}}

# [[moth]]

====Declension====
{{izh-decl/maa}}

===References===
* {{R:izh:Nirvi:1971|page=183}}

{{C|izh|Insects}}

==Iu Mien==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|ium|zh|開}}. Related to {{m|ium|nqoi}}.

===Verb===
{{ium-verb}}

# {{lb|ium|transitive}} to [[open]]

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|こい}}

==Karelian==

===Noun===
{{head|krl|noun}}

# [[moth]]

==Lindu==

===Noun===
{{head|klw|noun}}

# [[bed]]

==Malay==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|/koi̯/|a=Temerloh, Pahang}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|ms|pronoun}}

# [[me]], [[I]]

====See also====
* {{l|ms|aku}}
* {{l|ms|beta}}
* {{l|ms|saya}}

==Maori==

===Adjective===
{{mi-adj}}

# [[sharp]]

===Noun===
{{mi-noun}}

# [[spike]]

==Palauan==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|pau|ja|-}} {{l|ja|濃い|tr=''koi''|t=dark}}.

===Noun===
{{head|pau|noun}}

# [[gray]], [[dark|darkish]] color

====See also====
{{table:colors/pau}}

==Polish==

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Jest Spoczko-koi.wav}}

===Verb===
{{head|pl|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|pl|koić||3|s|pres}}

==Primitive Irish==

===Romanization===
{{pgl-rom}}

# {{romanization of|pgl|ᚕᚑᚔ}}

==Sahu==

===Etymology===
From {{der|saj|tft|koi|t=banana}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|saj|/ˈko.i/}}

===Noun===
{{head|saj|noun}}

# [[banana]]
#: {{syn|saj|bele}}

===References===
* {{R:saj:Visser; Voorhoeve:1987}}

{{C|saj|Plants}}

==Ternate==

===Etymology===
Possibly related to {{cog|tby|koyu|t=banana}}, synonym of the more common Tabaru term {{m|tby|bole}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|/ˈko.i/}}

===Noun===
{{tft-noun|j=کوي}}

# [[banana]]

===References===
* {{R:tft:Clercq:1890}}
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

{{C|tft|Plants}}

==Tetum==

===Etymology===
From ''*kori'', from {{inh|tet|poz-pro|*kerit}}. Compare {{cog|yog|kerrit}}.

===Verb===
{{head|tet|verb}}

# to [[scratch]]

==Tuvaluan==

===Particle===
{{head|tvl|particle}}

# {{non-gloss|[[continuous]] action marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb}}

==Votic==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|vot|urj-fin-pro|*koi|id=moth}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{vot-p}}

===Noun===
{{head|vot|noun}}

# [[moth]], [[clothes moth]]

====Inflection====
{{vot-decl/maa}}

===References===
* {{R:vot:VKS|koi}}