FromProto-Semitic *kV- ( like, in the manner of ) . Cognate withArabic كَـ ( ka- ) andBiblical Hebrew כְּ־ ( kə- ) .
kī ( from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on )
( interrogative ) how ?𒆠 𒈠𒍢[kī maṣi?] ―ki ma-ṣihow many/how much?𒆠𒄿 𒀀𒈾 𒍣𒊑𒅀 𒆷 𒋫𒀠𒆷𒅗𒄠[kī ana ṣērīya lā tallakam] ki-i a-na ṣe₂-ri-ia la ta-al-la-ka-amhow does it happen that you're not coming to me?𒆠𒄿 𒄩𒉈[kī ḫabil!] ―ki-i ha-bil ―How has he been wronged! (= What a pity!)Cuneiform spellings Phonetic 𒆠𒄿 ( ki-i ) 𒆠 ( ki ) 𒆠𒂊 ( ke-e ) 𒀀𒆠𒂊 ( a-ke-e ) 𒀀𒆠𒄿 ( a-ki-i )
kī ( from Old Akkadian on )
as ,like , in themanner of,according to Cuneiform spellings Phonetic
“kî”, inThe Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD) [1] 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy ;George, Andrew ;Postgate, Nicholas (2000 ), “kī ”, inA Concise Dictionary of Akkadian , 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via theelectronic Babylonian Library kī (1)IPA (key ) : /ˈkiː/ ,[ˈtiː]
FromProto-Polynesian *tii ( “ ti plant ” ) , fromProto-Oceanic *jiʀi ( “ ti plant ” ) , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *siʀi ( “ shrub of the genusCordyline Dracaena ” ) .
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ti (Cordyline fruticosa FromProto-Polynesian *tii ( “ throw; spurt ” ) .
kī ( transitive )
toshoot toaim tosquirt toblow from the mouth, tospit ( Kauaʻi ) travel fast, tohurry FromEnglish key
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key FromEnglish tea
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tea kī
Rōmaji transcription ofキー kī
( Patsho ) live ( Patsho ) FromProto-Finnic *küü
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grass snake ,Natrix natrix Synonym: vie’dūška Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013 ), “kī ”, inLīvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary [2] Inherited from East Polynesian. CompareRapa Nui kī Hawaiian ʻī Tahitian i
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tosay speak express utter call mention tell designate kī
saying word Inherited from Tahitic. CompareTahitian ‘ī
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( stative ) full Borrowed fromEnglish key
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key kī
tolock ( stative ) locked kī
grass 
