ki

1. (international standards)ISO 639-1language code forKikuyu.

Borrowed fromHawaiianki.

• IPA^(key):/kiː/
• Rhymes:-iː

ki (countable anduncountable,pluralkis)

1. A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa);ti.

ki (pluralkis)

1. Alternative form ofkey(a kilogram)
   • 2005,Dave Courtney,Dave Courtney's Heroes and Villains, London:Virgin Books,→ISBN,page113:

     And that's what I think happened to Joe. Someone who worked for him walked in and asked to buy aki of heroin and he went, 'I don't do that.' Then a bit later someone else walked in and offered to sell him some a ta stupid price and he went, 'Hang about, I've got a buyer for that.'

   • 2006,Graham Johnson,Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-Offs, Edinburgh:Mainstream Publishing, published2007,→ISBN,page93:

     But the buzz wasn't enough, though. It's nothing like the feeling you get with a hundredkis of heroin in the boot of your car.

   • 2012, Kim K.,Rise of an American Gangstress, Bellport, N.Y.:Melodrama Publishing,→ISBN,page108:

     Hopefully, she would be able to save up just enough to buy her own half aki of coke. And from there, the sky would be the limit.

ki (uncountable)

1. (UK,navalslang)Alternative form ofkye(“cocoa”)
   • 1917,The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, volumes34-35, page217:

     At sea a special cauldron of 'ki,' prepared by the ship's cook, is sent round action stations in 'fannies' or large pitchers.

From dated romanizations ofMandarin氣 /气(qì) without thek-q merger, or fromJapanese気(ki), both ultimately from the sameMiddle Chinese origin.

• IPA^(key):/kiː/

ki (uncountable)

1. (philosophy)Alternative form ofchi
   • 1983, George A. Kirby,Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art, page19:

     If you are calm and relaxed it will be easier for you to accept and use hiski, helping him to reach his goal. In other words, you will redirect hiski or enhance it with your own to bring your attacker down in the direction he was directing hiski.

• ik,Ik,IK

ki

1. Alternative form ofaki

• Joseph Laurent (1884)New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau,page40

ki

1. bone

• R. D. Shaw,The Bosavi Language Family (1986), inPapers in New Guinea Linguistics (D. C. Laycock et al., eds.), number 24

ki

1. second-personsingularimperative ofkam

FromClassical Persianکه(kē).

• IPA^(key):[ci]
• (Karabakh)IPA^(key):[cin]

• Audio:

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ki

1. that

   Mən bilirəmki, bu düzdür.

   I knowthat this is right.

   O mənə demişdirki, hər şey yaxşı olacaq. Amma olmadı.

   He told methat everything would be fine. But it wasn't.

2. to,in order to,so that

   Mən oraya getmişdimki, lazım olanları alım.

   I went thereto buy whatever was needed.

   Onlar onu evə göndərdilərki, heç kim onu görməsin.

   They sent him homeso that nobody would see him.

Inherited fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ki, fromProto-Austronesian*ki.

• IPA^(key):/ˈki/ [ˈki]

ki (Basahan spellingᜃᜒ)

1. (formal,Naga)Used to markoblique cases of personal nouns

   An kantang ini, paraki papa.

   This song'sfor (my) father.

   Yaonki ate an selpon mo.

   Your sisterhas your cellphone.

2. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names

   Nagkaon sana kamiki pamahawan.

   We just ate breakfast.

3. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)of(expressing possession)

   Nagkaonki sira an ikos.

   The cat ate a fish.

• (used to mark oblique cases):kay
• (indirect or object marker):nin,-ng

FromMiddle Bretonci, fromProto-Brythonic*ki, fromProto-Celtic*kū, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱwṓ.

ki m (pluralchasorkon)

1. dog

   Arc'hi zo o kousket amañ.

   Thedog is sleeping here.

• aourgi
• kiez

• kei
• ky

FromOld Cornishci, fromProto-Brythonic*ki, fromProto-Celtic*kū, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱwṓ.

• IPA^(key):[kiː]

ki m (pluralkeun)

1. dog

• morgi

ki c

1. Initialism ofkunstig intelligens.

• KI
• AI(anglicism)

• “ki” inDen Danske Ordbog

ki

1. again,too,more
2. furthermore,moreover

cf.Ojibweaki

ki inan

1. earth

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001)Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page177

ki

1. to,for,towards(used for common nouns and names of places)
2. at(used for locations)

Internationalism (compareEnglishchi), ultimately fromMandarin氣／气 (qì).

• IPA^(key):/ˈki(ː)/,[ˈk̟i(ː)]
• Rhymes:-i
• Hyphenation^(key):ki

ki

1. chi,qi(life force in Chinese medicine)

When pronounced /kiː/:

ki

1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including trees and some objects such as knives

• Common to all varieties ofFula (Fulfulde /Pulaar /Pular).

ki

1. (definite)the (when it follows the noun)

   Lekki ki ―the tree

• Common to all varieties ofFula (Fulfulde /Pulaar /Pular).

ki

1. (used in indicating something)

   Ki lekki ―this/that tree

• Common to all varieties ofFula (Fulfulde /Pulaar /Pular).

ki

1. who

FromFrenchqui.

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki

1. what

ki

1. (relative)who,which

• This word as a pronoun is always the subject of therelative clause.

• IPA^(key):[ˈki]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ki

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

ki (comparativekijjebb,superlativelegkijjebb)

1. out, not inside, from the inside, in an outward direction

   Antonym:be

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed withki-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g.meg tudták volnanézni(“they could haveseen it”,frommegnéz). For verbs with this prefix, seeki-; for an overview,Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

FromProto-Uralic*ke, the same root from which theFinnishken andTer Samikie are derived.

ki

2. (interrogative)who(what person or people; which person or people)
3. (relative,archaic)Synonym ofaki(“who”,the person or people that)
   • 1916,Mihály Babits,Új könyvekre,^[1] stanza 2:

     Gondoljatok arra,kit messze rejtek / rejt tőletek,ki ha kóstolja bortok / nem érzi már ízét sem; és ha szóltok / nem érti, s más összhang mit vágya kerget.

     (literally) Think of the onewho is hidden from you by a distant hideout,who when tasting your wine will not sense its savor anymore, [who] will not understand when you speak to him, and it’s a different harmony [that] his desire pursues.

4. (relative,archaic)Synonym ofaz,aki(“who”,whoever, he/she who, they who)

   ki korán kel, aranyat lel ―the early bird gets the worm (literally, “whoever gets up early finds gold”)

5. (paired)some(referring to people)

   Ki erre,ki arra szaladt. ―Some ran this way;some, the other way.

• (who):ki inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.
• (out):ki inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.

FromDutchquu.

• IPA^(key):/ki/,[ki]

ki (pluralki-ki)

1. The name of theLatin-script letterQ/q.

• kiu(Standard Malay)

• (Latin-script letter names)huruf;a,be,ce,de,e,ef,ge,ha,i,je,ka,el,em,en,o,pe,ki,er,es,te,u,ve,we,eks,ye,zet

• “ki” inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

ki

1. Thehiragana syllableき(ki) or thekatakana syllableキ(ki) inHepburn romanization.

Clipping ofiki.

ki

1. (colloquial)this,these

FromPortugueseque.

ki

1. that
2. which

ki

1. than

FromPortugueseque.

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki

1. (interrogative)what(what thing)
2. (relative)that;which

ki

1. Latin spelling ofქი(ki)

ki

1. to,toward.

• ki waho - out, outside

• “ki” in John C. Moorfield,Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

FromFrenchqui.

ki

1. (relative)who
2. (relative)what

• kifer

• kisann-la

FromFrenchque.

ki

1. than
2. that

ki

1. this

• kyi

ki

1. it

ki

1. have

   Naki maari

   Ihave a money

• Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016).Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town.
• Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.

ki

1. Alternative spelling ofqui
   • 13th century, Unknown,La Vie de Saint Laurent, page1, column 2, line 16:

     ki trop i prent son tens i pert

     He who spends too much of his time on it suffers as a result

   • c.1250,Marie de France,Equitan:

     m'est une anguisse el quer ferue,ki tut le cors me fet trembler

     Such a pain has pierced my heart, that makes my whole body quiver

   • 10th century, Turold,La Chanson de Roland, page CCLVIII[2]:

     Cil sunt vassalki les oz ajusterent.

     Great was the courage of the oneswho joined these two armies in battle

• IPA^(key):[kiː]

FromProto-Katuic*kii(“that”). Cognate withEastern Bruki(“that, then, there”),Semelaike ("that"),Besisike ("that"), and possiblyVietnamesecái(general classifier, focus marker).

ki 

1. (Pahi Tamprin)that/those

   Synonym:cốh

   ingayki ―that day

ki 

1. (Pahi Tamprin)used as link in topic-comment constructions, "topicalizer".

   Synonym:cốh

   Along ngcốhki két.

   That tree is small.

   (literally, “As for that tree, [it's] small.”)

ki 

1. (Pahi Tamprin)so;then

   Synonym:cốh

   Ki ngai pôq tốq vel.

   Then they went to village.

FromProto-Katuic*kii, *ʔakii(“horn”). Cognate withProto-Bahnaric*ʔəkɛː(“horn”) (whenceBahnarake,hơke) andProto-Vietic*t-keː (whenceAremtakeː ("horn"),Vietnamesegai(“thorn”)).

ki 

1. rhinoceroshorn

• kiko(synonym)

FromPortuguesequê andSpanishqué andKabuverdianuki.

ki

1. what

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki (کیۡ)

1. as
2. of
3. out of
4. with

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ki”, inPalula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives,→ISBN

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki (conjunction,Perso-Arabic spellingکیۡ)

1. or

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ki”, inPalula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives,→ISBN

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki (conjunction,Perso-Arabic spellingکیۡ)

1. Complementizer preceding extraposed complement clause

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ki”, inPalula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[5], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives,→ISBN

Inherited fromOld Polishki, fromProto-Slavic*kъjь, fromProto-Balto-Slavic*kajas.

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-i
• Syllabification:ki
• Homophone:-ki

ki m sg

1. (obsolete ordialectal,Far Masovian)what,which kind of(referring to an undetermined set of possible answers)

   Synonyms:jaki,który

• ki in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Antoni Waga (1860) “ki”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor,Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page752

ki

1. say
2. look

ki

1. what

Inherited fromProto-Slavic*kъjь, fromProto-Indo-European*kʷos + relative particle*yos.

ki (Cyrillic spellingки)

1. (Kajkavian, relative)which,that,who

   Synonym:koji

FromProto-Slavic*kъjь, fromProto-Indo-European*kʷos + relative particle*yos.

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki

1. who,which,that (relative)

This pronoun needs aninflection-table template.

ki

1. Romanization of𒆠(ki)

ki

1. Shortened form ofkai(“wood, tree”)

• Commonly used asprefix for names oftrees andplants, esp. for those of large trees, e.g.ki ajag,ki beusi,kiara, etc.^[1]

• Audio(Kenya):

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ki

1. itis

Cognate withPersianکی(ki).

ki

1. who

Cognate withPersianکی(ki).

ki

1. who

FromEnglishkey.

ki

1. key

FromProto-Polynesian*ki. Cognates includeHawaiiani andSamoan'i. The sense of the direct object stems from the comparison of a thought's motion to a physical motion.

• IPA^(key):[ki]
• Hyphenation:ki

ki

1. towards,to,into,onto
2. Marks the direct object of some verbs.

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[6], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page159

• IPA^(key):/ki/

ki

1. to(in thedative sense)

Inherited fromOttoman Turkishكه(ki), fromClassical Persianکه.

• IPA^(key):/ci/

ki

1. (+ optative or imperative)so that,so

   Yaptımki gidesin.

   I did itso that you would (be able to) go.

   Yaptımki gitsin.

   I did itso that they would (be able to) go.

2. that

   Seni öpersem biliyorumki, sana âşık olacağım.

   If I kiss you, I knowthat I'll fall in love with you.

3. anyways

   Neden ondan korkuyorsun? Yapmazki o bir bok.

   Why are you even afraid of them? They won’t do shitanyways.

• With sense 1, the optative is used for all persons with the exception of the third person singular, which takes the imperative form instead.
• With sense 2, it also possible to use this sentence structure

  • Seni öpersem, sana âşık olacağımı biliyorum.

    If I kiss you, I know that I'll fall in love with you.

Reduced form ofiki.

ki

1. two(short form ofiki)

   bir-ki-üç-dört

   one-two-three-four

Inherited fromProto-Algonquian*ki·ra.

• IPA^(key):[ki]

ki

1. you(second person singular)

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[ki˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[kɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[kɪj˧˧]

FromFrenchquille.

(classifiercon)ki

1. (bowling) apin

FromEnglishHenryKissinger.

(classifiercon)ki

1. (colloquial,euphemistic)dog(animal)

   ngu nhưki ―stupid like a dog

2. common Vietnamese name for dogs

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

(classifiercái)ki

1. adustpan

   Synonym:đồhốtrác

ki

1. ha^[1]

• (high-tone):IPA^(key):/kí/
• (mid-tone):IPA^(key):/kī/
• (low-tone):IPA^(key):/kì/

kí

1. The name of theLatin-script letterK/k.

• (Latin-script letter names)lẹ́tà;á,bí,dí,é,ẹ́,fí,gí,gbì,hí,í,jí,kí,lí,mí,ní,ó,ọ́,pí,rí,sí,ṣí,tí,ú,wí,yí

kí

1. (subjunctive)Subjunctive clause particle expressing obligation, wish, or permission.

Similar to the negation particleskì andkò, the first-person singular pronounmo changes ton after this particle.

kí

1. (transitive) togreet, tosayhello
2. (transitive) tovisit

kì

1. (transitive) todeliver aeulogy for someone
2. (transitive) tosing thepraises of someone

ki

1. (transitive) toload
2. (transitive) tocompress (powdered material) into acontainer

ki

1. (intransitive) to beviscous
2. to bethick(relating to stew or soup)

• ìki,kíki,òṣùwọ̀n-ìki

kì

1. Alternative form ofkò(“not”)(used beforeí)

FromProto-Kuki-Chin*kii, fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*r-ki. Cognates includeKhumi Chintäki.

• eki

• IPA^(key):/ki˧˥/

kí

1. horn

• IPA^(key):/ki˧˥/

kí

1. parrot

• IPA^(key):/ki˧˩/

kì

1. scared
2. disgusted

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013)A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page63