# кой
## Adyghe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kʷaj]

### Noun

кой • (kʷoj)
* village

#### Synonyms

* (village): къуажэ (qʷažɛ) (Kabardian)
* (village): къуаджэ (qʷadžɛ) (Adyghe)

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъjь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɔj]
* Audio:(file)

### Pronoun

кой • (koj) m (interrogative)
* who, which (one) (used to ask about the identity of one or more people or things)
    Кой го напра́ви?Koj go naprávi?Who did it?
    Коя́ е та́зи жена́?Kojá e tázi žená?Who is that woman?
    Кого́ питаш?Kogó pitaš?Who are you asking?
    С кого́ разговарям?S kogó razgovarjam?Who am I talking to?
    Кои́ от пациентите се възстановиха?Koí ot pacientite se vǎzstanoviha?Which of the patients have recovered?
    Кое́ искаш?Koé iskaš?Which one do you want?
    Кому́ да благодаря́? (archaic)Komú da blagodarjá?Who should I thank?
* (as a conjunction) who, which, what (used to introduce an indirect question)
    Не зная кой ще дойде.Ne znaja koj šte dojde.I don't know who will come.
    Чудя се от кого́ беше писмото.Čudja se ot kogó beše pismoto.I wonder who the letter was from.
    Решението, кого́ да поканим, беше трудно.Rešenieto, kogó da pokanim, beše trudno.The decision who to invite was a difficult one.
    Изтръпвам при мисълта, кой би могъл да направи подобно нещо.Iztrǎpvam pri misǎlta, koj bi mogǎl da napravi podobno nešto.I shudder at the thought who could do such a thing.

#### Usage notes

The accusative, dative and prepositional forms are used only when кой (koj) is a pronoun standing on its own (not a determiner standing in front of a noun) and refers to a person. The dative form is dated and is replaced by на (na) + the prepositional form:
    На кого́ да благодаря́.Na kogó da blagodarjá.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones:
    Кой питаш, с кой разговарям.Koj pitaš, s koj razgovarjam.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
This usage is not considered standard.

#### Declension

$^1$Archaic.

### Determiner

кой • (koj) m (interrogative)
* which, what (used to ask about the identity of one or more people or things)
    Кой чове́к би напра́вил подо́бно не́що?Koj čovék bi naprávil podóbno néšto?What person would do such a thing?
    Коя́ жена́ би се омъжила за него?Kojá žená bi se omǎžila za nego?What woman would marry him?
    Кое́ яйце е по-тежко?Koé jajce e po-težko?Which egg is heavier?
    На кой стол седеше?Na koj stol sedeše?Which chair was she sitting on?
* (as a conjunction) who, which, what (used to introduce an indirect question)
    Не можеха да решат коя́ песен да пуснат.Ne možeha da rešat kojá pesen da pusnat.They couldn't decide which song to play.
    Попитах ги през кои́ градове са минали.Popitah gi prez koí gradove sa minali.I asked them what towns they went through.

#### Declension
### Related terms

| | | Personal | Qualitative | Possessive | Quantitative |
| Masculine | Nominative | кой (koj) | какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav) | чий (čij) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |
| Masculine | Accusative | кого́ (kogó) | какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav) | чий (čij) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |
| Masculine | Dative | кому́ (komú) | какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav) | чий (čij) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |
| Masculine | Prepositional | с кого́ (s kogó) | какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav) | чий (čij) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |
| Feminine | — | коя́ (kojá) | каква́ (kakvá) ко́лкава (kólkava) | чия́ (čijá) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |
| Neuter | — | кое́ (koé) какво́ (kakvó) що (što) | какво́ (kakvó) ко́лкаво (kólkavo) | чие́ (čié) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |
| Plural | — | кои́ (koí) | какви́ (kakví) ко́лкави (kólkavi) | чии́ (čií) | ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína) |

## Erzya
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kuja (“custom, habit, way, manner”). Compare Proto-Finnic *kujëh, whence Finnish kuje (“practical joke”).
First coined in sense of body of administrative rules by bishop Damaskin in 1785.

#### Noun

кой • (koj)
* tradition, custom
** 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 53:Son že jovtaź synenst otvets: mezeń kis tyńgak kalavtsynk pazoń zapovedenze tynk koienk kis?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
* way, manner
* law

##### Declension

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### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian кое- (koje-).

#### Particle

кой • (koj)
* As part of compound particles:
    кой-зярдо, кой-косоkoj -źardo, koj -kososometimes, somewhere

### References

* B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “кой”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
* Entry #381 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic; cognate with Kazakh қой (qoi), Uzbek qo'y, Azerbaijani qoyun, Turkmen goýun, Turkish koyun.

### Noun

кой • (koy) (Arabic spelling قوي)
* sheep (mammal of the genus Ovis)

#### Declension
## Nogai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *koń. cognate with Kazakh қой (qoi), Uzbek qo'y, Azerbaijani qoyun, Turkmen goýun, Turkish koyun.

### Noun

кой • (koy)
* sheep

### References

* ↑ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “1 ko:ñ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 631

### Further reading

* N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кой”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кꙑи (kyi), from Proto-Slavic *kъjь (“who, what, which”), from *kъ (“who”) + *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas (“who”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“who”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koj]
* Audio:(file)

### Determiner

кой • (koj)
* (archaic, literary) how, which, who, what
    Synonyms: како́й (kakój), кото́рый (kotóryj)
    Antonym: никой (nikoj)
    в ко́и-то ве́ки ― v kói-to véki ― once in a very long time
    до ко́их пор? ― do kóix por? ― how long?
    из ко́их ― iz kóix ― of which; of whom
    на кой чёрт? ― na koj čort? ― what the hell for?
    ни в ко́ей ме́ре ― ni v kójej mére ― not in the least
    ни в ко́ем ра́зе ― ni v kójem ráze ― not on your nelly
    ни в ко́ем слу́чае ― ni v kójem slúčaje ― on no account; by no means
    ни ко́им о́бразом ― ni kóim óbrazom ― there is no way

#### Usage notes

Now only found in a few set phrases and expressions.

#### Derived terms

* кое- (koje-)

#### Related terms
### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress\

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic; cognate with Kazakh қой (qoi), Uzbek qo'y, Azerbaijani qoyun, Turkmen goýun, Turkish koyun.

### Noun

кой • (koy)
* sheep

### References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кой”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN