Definitions and meaning of ki
ki
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hawaiian ki.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ki (countable and uncountable, plural kis)
- Ti, a plant native to the Pacific islands and China, Cordyline fruticosa.
Etymology 2
Noun
ki (uncountable)
- (Britain, naval slang) Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”)
- 1917, The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (volumes 34-35, page 217)
- At sea a special cauldron of 'ki,' prepared by the ship's cook, is sent round action stations in 'fannies' or large pitchers.
Etymology 3
From former romanizations of Mandarin Chinese 氣 (qì).
Noun
ki (uncountable)
- (philosophy) Alternative form of chi
- 1983, George A. Kirby, Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art (page 19)
- If you are calm and relaxed it will be easier for you to accept and use his ki, helping him to reach his goal. In other words, you will redirect his ki or enhance it with your own to bring your attacker down in the direction he was directing his ki.
Anagrams
Abenaki
Noun
ki
- Alternative form of aki
References
- Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau
Aimele
Noun
ki
- bone
Further reading
- R. D. Shaw, The Bosavi Language Family (1986), in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics (D. C. Laycock et al., eds.), number 24
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian که (ke).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ki]
- (Karakbakh) IPA(key): [kin]
Conjunction
ki
- that
- to, in order to, so that
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ki, from Proto-Celtic *kū, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Noun
ki m (plural chas or kon)
- dog
Derived terms
Mutation
Cornish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ki, from Proto-Celtic *kū, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ki m (plural keun)
- dog
Mutation
Derived terms
Dena'ina
Adverb
ki
- again, too, more
- furthermore, moreover
Fijian
Preposition
ki
- to, for, towards (used for common nouns and names of places)
- at (used for locations)
Fula
Suffix
ki
- Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including trees and some objects such as knives
Usage notes
-
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Article
ki
- (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
Usage notes
-
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Determiner
ki
- (used in indicating something)
Usage notes
-
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Pronoun
ki
- who
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French qui.
Determiner
ki
- what
Pronoun
ki
- (relative) who, which
Usage notes
- This word as a pronoun is always the subject of the relative clause.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈki]
-
- Rhymes: -ki
Etymology 1
From Proto-Ugric.
Adverb
ki (comparative kijjebb, superlative legkijjebb)
- out
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Uralic *ke, the same root from which the Finnish ken and Ter Sami kie are derived.
Pronoun
ki
- (interrogative) who
- (relative, archaic or formal) who
- 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.
Declension
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
ki
- Rōmaji transcription of き
- Rōmaji transcription of キ
Javanese
Etymology
Clipping of iki.
Determiner
ki
- (colloquial) this, these
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese que.
Adverb
ki
- than
- that
- which
Kamassian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.
Noun
ki (transliteration needed)
- moon
Kristang
Etymology
From Portuguese que.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ki
- (interrogative) what (what thing)
- (relative) that; which
Maori
Particle
ki
- to, toward.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology 1
From French qui.
Pronoun
ki
- (relative) who
- (relative) what
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From French que.
Particle
ki
- than
- that
Min Nan
Old French
Pronoun
ki
- Alternative form of qui
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese quê and Spanish qué.
Pronoun
ki
- what
Phalura
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Postposition
ki (کیۡ)
- as
- of
- out of
- with
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ki (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling کیۡ)
- or
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ki (conjunction, Perso-Arabic spelling کیۡ)
- Complementizer preceding extraposed complement clause
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Rapa Nui
Verb
ki
- say
- look
Rohingya
Etymology
From Bengali [Term?].
Pronoun
ki
- what
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъjь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + relative particle *yos.
Pronoun
ki (Cyrillic spelling ки)
- (Kajkavian, relative) which, that, who
Synonyms
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъjь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + relative particle *yos.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ki
- who, which, that (relative)
Inflection
This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.
Swahili
Verb
ki
- it is
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English key.
Noun
ki
- key
Tongan
Pronunciation
Preposition
ki
- to (in the dative sense)
Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian که (ke).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ki
- that
Etymology 2
Reduced form of iki.
Numeral
ki
- two (short form of iki)
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ki·ra.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ki
- you (second person singular)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˧]
Etymology 1
From French quille.
Noun
(classifier con) ki
- (bowling) a pin
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
(classifier con) ki
- (colloquial, euphemistic) dog}} (animal)
Zou
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ki
- horn
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
kí
- parrot
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Adjective
kì
- scared
- disgusted
References
- Yashawanta Singh; Lukram Himmat (2013) Zou Phonology[5], Canchipur: Manipur University, page 16
Source: wiktionary.org- (Japanese) the spirit of Japanese martial art.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)