kiel

Etymology
From, probably borrowed from , , or , ultimately from , from.

Noun

 * 1) bottom of a ship: the keel

Etymology
From +.

Adverb

 * 1) how

Derived terms

 * ("manner")
 * ("How are you?")

Conjunction

 * 1) how (relative correlative of manner or degree)

Preposition

 * 1) as (in a "tiel... kiel..." phrase)
 * 2) like
 * 1) like

Usage notes
Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kiel can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kiel ajn thus means however. Kiel cannot carry the meaning of as in the sense of as though or as if. Instead refer to kvazaŭ.

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) cool

Etymology
From. The expected basic form would be or. The initial vowel was deleted by analogy with the forms of the 1st and 2nd persons, where it had been lost by regular reduction of unstressed vowels. The remaining vowel was then lengthened by analogy with a hollow root. Lengthening also occurred in the imperative. Compare.

Verb

 * 1) to eat