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4-letter words (2 found)

KAIK,KAKI,

3-letter words (2 found)

KAI,KAK,

2-letter words (3 found)

AI,KA,KI,

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kaki akki kkai kkai akki kaki kaik akik kiak ikak aikk iakk kkia kkia kika ikka kika ikka akik kaik aikk iakk kiak ikak

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Definitions and meaning of kaki

kaki

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːki/, /ˈkæki/
  • Homophone: khaki
  • Rhymes: -ɑːki

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

Noun

kaki (plural kakis)

  1. a persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

kaki

  1. Misspelling of khaki.

Anagrams

  • kaik

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaki/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Noun

kaki

  1. leg
  2. (anatomy) foot
  3. foot (unit of measure)

Synonyms

  • (part of the body): batis

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

Noun

kaki n (indeclinable)

  1. persimmon fruit
    Synonyms: tomel, churma

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κᾰκκᾰ́ω (kakkáō), Italian cacare, German kacken, English cack, Polish kakać, Russian какать (kakatʹ), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaki]
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Verb

kaki (present kakas, past kakis, future kakos, conditional kakus, volitive kaku)

  1. (informal) to defecate, poop
    Synonym: feki

Conjugation

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑki/, [ˈkɑ̝k̟i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑki
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ki

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

Noun

kaki

  1. persimmon
Declension
Synonyms
  • kakiluumu
  • persimon
  • persimoni
  • sharon
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kaki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Verb

kaki

  1. inflection of kakkia:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ki/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki); brought over from Japan in the nineteenth century.

Noun

kaki m (plural kakis)

  1. persimmon, Sharon fruit
  2. a persimmon tree

Etymology 2

Spelling evolved from khaki which was brought into French usage from the English, Hindu, Urdu and Persian word.

Alternative forms

  • khaki (archaic)

Noun

kaki m or f (plural kakis)

  1. the colour khaki

Adjective

kaki (plural kakis)

  1. of the colour khaki

Further reading

  • “kaki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Alternative forms

  • khaki

Etymology

Borrowed from English khaki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːki/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Adjective

kaki (indeclinable)

  1. khaki (color)

References

  • “kaki” in Duden online
  • “kaki” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -i diminutive of kaka (“excrement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒki]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki
  • Rhymes: -ki

Noun

kaki (plural kakik)

  1. (informal, often childish) poo, poop (feces)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • (feces): kaki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (alternative form of khaki): kaki , redirecting to khaki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

  • akik

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkä.ki/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Etymology 1

From Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay).

Noun

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

  1. foot:
    1. (anatomy) a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
    2. a short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
      kaki meja ― table leg
    3. the base or bottom of anything.
      kaki bukit ― foothill
    4. a unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  2. (anatomy) leg
Synonyms
  • (leg): tungkai

Classifier

kaki

  1. classifier for umbrella
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

  1. grandfather.
    Synonyms: aki, kakek

Etymology 3

From Japanese 柿(かき) (kaki, “persimmon”).

Noun

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

  1. persimmon.
    Synonyms: kesemek, persimon

Etymology 4

From Dutch kaki (“khaki”), from Hindi–Urdu ख़ाकी / خاکی (xākī), from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).

Noun

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

  1. alternative spelling of khaki.

Further reading

  • “kaki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Adjective

kaki (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of cachi

Noun

kaki m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of cachi

Japanese

Romanization

kaki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かき
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カキ

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kakъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkakʲi/

Determiner

kaki

  1. what?, what kind of?, what sort of?

Declension

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kaki (compare Indonesian kaki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay. Change from *q to *k is irregular, the expected reflex would be *hahai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaki/
  • Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i

Noun

kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, plural kaki-kaki, informal 1st possessive kakiku, 2nd possessive kakimu, 3rd possessive kakinya)

  1. (anatomy) foot (part of body), leg
  2. (in compounds) person with an affinity to something
  3. foot (unit of measure)

Classifier

kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, singular sekaki)

  1. Classifier for items with a long base and a head such as an umbrella or a mushroom

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kaki
  • → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)

Further reading

  • “kaki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English khaki.

Noun

kaki m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) khaki

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English khaki.

Noun

kaki m (definite singular kakien, uncountable)

  1. khaki

Adjective

kaki (definite and plural kaki or kakie)

  1. khaki

Etymology 2

Noun

kaki m (definite singular kakien, indefinite plural kakiar, definite plural kakiane)

  1. (botany) a persimmon

Anagrams

  • akki, kika

Panyjima

Noun

kaki

  1. Bird.

References

  • Dench, Alan (1991). "Panyjima", in R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake: The Handbook of Australian Languages, Volume 4. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, 125–244.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English kaki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ki/
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: ka‧ki
  • Homophone: khaki

Noun

kaki n (indeclinable)

  1. Japanese persimmon, kaki (fruit)
    Synonyms: persymona, szaron
  2. Japanese persimmon, kaki (tree)
    Synonyms: hebanowiec, hurma, persymona, szaron

Further reading

  • kaki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French kaki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈki/

Adjective

kaki m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. khaki
Declension

Noun

kaki n (uncountable)

  1. khaki (colour)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French kaki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaki/

Noun

kaki n (uncountable)

  1. persimmon
Declension

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kaki (“foot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈki/, [kɐˈxi]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Noun

kakí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

  1. foot-tapping; beating tempo with the feet
    Synonym: pagkaki
Derived terms
See also
  • kumpas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish caqui, from English khaki, ultimately from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaki/, [ˈka.xɪ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Noun

kaki (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

  1. khaki
  2. (military) khakis

Adjective

kaki (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

  1. khaki

Further reading

  • “kaki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 425.
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page xv

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ ki˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]
  • Phonetic: ca ki

Noun

kaki

  1. Alternative form of ca-ki

Source: wiktionary.org