Translation
kuīnbī means "Queen Bee" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
| Romaji | ku | ii | n | bii | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ク | イ | ー | ン | ビ | ー |
| Hiragana | く | い | ー | ん | び | ー |
| Meaning | Queen | Bee | ||||
Orthography Notes
- kuiinbii is another way to romanize this word.
- イー and ビー contain a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Trivia
- A queen bee can lay over a thousand eggs per day. More than her own weight every day.[1]
Synonyms
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Further Reading
- Queen bee - en.wikipedia.org, accessed .