kay
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
kay
- (colloquial) Abbreviation of okay.
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
kay (plural kays)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
- (colloquial) A kilometer.
- (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
name of the letter K, k
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See also edit
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kay (plural kays)
- Dated form of cay.
- 1839, John Purdy, The Colombian Navigator:
- Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Afar edit
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
káy
See also edit
Afar possessive determiners
References edit
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kay”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Aguacateca edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mayan *chay, Proto-Mayan *kay. [1] Proto-Mayan *kar [2] Cognate with Achi kar , K'iche' kar, Akatek xcay
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kay
References edit
- Julia Becker de Richards, Maya' Choltzij: vocabulario comparativo de los idiomas Mayas de Guatemala (2003)
- Ryan Bennett, Mayan Phonology (2015)
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
kay (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
- (Daet, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
- Synonym: ki
- An kantang ini, para kay papa.
- This song's for (my) father.
- Yaon kay ate an selpon mo.
- Your sister has your cellphone.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
kay (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
Dibabawon Manobo edit
Conjunction edit
kay
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Saint Dominican Creole French caze, from French case (“hut, cabin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kay
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kay
Kalasha edit
Adverb edit
kay
Conjunction edit
kay
Noun edit
kay
Pronoun edit
kay
Ladino edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed either from Asturian cai or Catalan call, from Latin callem.
Noun edit
kay f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קאיי)
Manx edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)
- (weather) fog
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
kay | chay | gay |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ceó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mapudungun edit
Conjunction edit
kay (Raguileo spelling)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
kay
- Alternative form of keye (“key”)
Quechua edit
Determiner edit
kay
See also edit
Noun edit
kay
Declension edit
declension of kay
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kay | kaykuna |
accusative | kayta | kaykunata |
dative | kayman | kaykunaman |
genitive | kaypa | kaykunap |
locative | kaypi | kaykunapi |
terminative | kaykama | kaykunakama |
ablative | kaymanta | kaykunamanta |
instrumental | kaywan | kaykunawan |
comitative | kaynintin | kaykunantin |
abessive | kayninnaq | kaykunannaq |
comparative | kayhina | kaykunahina |
causative | kayrayku | kaykunarayku |
benefactive | kaypaq | kaykunapaq |
associative | kaypura | kaykunapura |
distributive | kayninka | kaykunanka |
exclusive | kaylla | kaykunalla |
possessive forms of kay
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniy | kayniykuna |
accusative | kayniyta | kayniykunata |
dative | kayniyman | kayniykunaman |
genitive | kayniypa | kayniykunap |
locative | kayniypi | kayniykunapi |
terminative | kayniykama | kayniykunakama |
ablative | kayniymanta | kayniykunamanta |
instrumental | kayniywan | kayniykunawan |
comitative | kayniynintin | kayniykunantin |
abessive | kayniyninnaq | kayniykunannaq |
comparative | kayniyhina | kayniykunahina |
causative | kayniyrayku | kayniykunarayku |
benefactive | kayniypaq | kayniykunapaq |
associative | kayniypura | kayniykunapura |
distributive | kayniyninka | kayniykunanka |
exclusive | kayniylla | kayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniyki | kayniykikuna |
accusative | kayniykita | kayniykikunata |
dative | kayniykiman | kayniykikunaman |
genitive | kayniykipa | kayniykikunap |
locative | kayniykipi | kayniykikunapi |
terminative | kayniykikama | kayniykikunakama |
ablative | kayniykimanta | kayniykikunamanta |
instrumental | kayniykiwan | kayniykikunawan |
comitative | kayniykintin | kayniykikunantin |
abessive | kayniykinnaq | kayniykikunannaq |
comparative | kayniykihina | kayniykikunahina |
causative | kayniykirayku | kayniykikunarayku |
benefactive | kayniykipaq | kayniykikunapaq |
associative | kayniykipura | kayniykikunapura |
distributive | kayniykinka | kayniykikunanka |
exclusive | kayniykilla | kayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kaynin | kayninkuna |
accusative | kayninta | kayninkunata |
dative | kayninman | kayninkunaman |
genitive | kayninpa | kayninkunap |
locative | kayninpi | kayninkunapi |
terminative | kayninkama | kayninkunakama |
ablative | kayninmanta | kayninkunamanta |
instrumental | kayninwan | kayninkunawan |
comitative | kayninintin | kayninkunantin |
abessive | kayninninnaq | kayninkunannaq |
comparative | kayninhina | kayninkunahina |
causative | kayninrayku | kayninkunarayku |
benefactive | kayninpaq | kayninkunapaq |
associative | kayninpura | kayninkunapura |
distributive | kaynininka | kayninkunanka |
exclusive | kayninlla | kayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayninchik | kayninchikkuna |
accusative | kayninchikta | kayninchikkunata |
dative | kayninchikman | kayninchikkunaman |
genitive | kayninchikpa | kayninchikkunap |
locative | kayninchikpi | kayninchikkunapi |
terminative | kayninchikkama | kayninchikkunakama |
ablative | kayninchikmanta | kayninchikkunamanta |
instrumental | kayninchikwan | kayninchikkunawan |
comitative | kayninchiknintin | kayninchikkunantin |
abessive | kayninchikninnaq | kayninchikkunannaq |
comparative | kayninchikhina | kayninchikkunahina |
causative | kayninchikrayku | kayninchikkunarayku |
benefactive | kayninchikpaq | kayninchikkunapaq |
associative | kayninchikpura | kayninchikkunapura |
distributive | kayninchikninka | kayninchikkunanka |
exclusive | kayninchiklla | kayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniyku | kayniykukuna |
accusative | kayniykuta | kayniykukunata |
dative | kayniykuman | kayniykukunaman |
genitive | kayniykupa | kayniykukunap |
locative | kayniykupi | kayniykukunapi |
terminative | kayniykukama | kayniykukunakama |
ablative | kayniykumanta | kayniykukunamanta |
instrumental | kayniykuwan | kayniykukunawan |
comitative | kayniykuntin | kayniykukunantin |
abessive | kayniykunnaq | kayniykukunannaq |
comparative | kayniykuhina | kayniykukunahina |
causative | kayniykurayku | kayniykukunarayku |
benefactive | kayniykupaq | kayniykukunapaq |
associative | kayniykupura | kayniykukunapura |
distributive | kayniykunka | kayniykukunanka |
exclusive | kayniykulla | kayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniykichik | kayniykichikkuna |
accusative | kayniykichikta | kayniykichikkunata |
dative | kayniykichikman | kayniykichikkunaman |
genitive | kayniykichikpa | kayniykichikkunap |
locative | kayniykichikpi | kayniykichikkunapi |
terminative | kayniykichikkama | kayniykichikkunakama |
ablative | kayniykichikmanta | kayniykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | kayniykichikwan | kayniykichikkunawan |
comitative | kayniykichiknintin | kayniykichikkunantin |
abessive | kayniykichikninnaq | kayniykichikkunannaq |
comparative | kayniykichikhina | kayniykichikkunahina |
causative | kayniykichikrayku | kayniykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | kayniykichikpaq | kayniykichikkunapaq |
associative | kayniykichikpura | kayniykichikkunapura |
distributive | kayniykichikninka | kayniykichikkunanka |
exclusive | kayniykichiklla | kayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayninku | kayninkukuna |
accusative | kayninkuta | kayninkukunata |
dative | kayninkuman | kayninkukunaman |
genitive | kayninkupa | kayninkukunap |
locative | kayninkupi | kayninkukunapi |
terminative | kayninkukama | kayninkukunakama |
ablative | kayninkumanta | kayninkukunamanta |
instrumental | kayninkuwan | kayninkukunawan |
comitative | kayninkuntin | kayninkukunantin |
abessive | kayninkunnaq | kayninkukunannaq |
comparative | kayninkuhina | kayninkukunahina |
causative | kayninkurayku | kayninkukunarayku |
benefactive | kayninkupaq | kayninkukunapaq |
associative | kayninkupura | kayninkukunapura |
distributive | kayninkunka | kayninkukunanka |
exclusive | kayninkulla | kayninkukunalla |
Pronoun edit
kay
Declension edit
declension of kay
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kay | kaykuna |
accusative | kayta | kaykunata |
dative | kayman | kaykunaman |
genitive | kaypa | kaykunap |
locative | kaypi | kaykunapi |
terminative | kaykama | kaykunakama |
ablative | kaymanta | kaykunamanta |
instrumental | kaywan | kaykunawan |
comitative | kaynintin | kaykunantin |
abessive | kayninnaq | kaykunannaq |
comparative | kayhina | kaykunahina |
causative | kayrayku | kaykunarayku |
benefactive | kaypaq | kaykunapaq |
associative | kaypura | kaykunapura |
distributive | kayninka | kaykunanka |
exclusive | kaylla | kaykunalla |
Verb edit
kay
- to be
- Maqtañam kani.
- I'm already an old person.
- to exist
- An auxiliary verb
- Chaypim puñuq kanki.
- You used to sleep there.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kay
infinitive | kay | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
agentive | kaq | |||||||
present participle | kaspa | |||||||
past participle | kasqa | |||||||
future participle | kana | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
present | kani | kanki | kan | kanchik | kayku | kankichik | kanku | |
past (experienced) |
karqani | karqanki | karqan | karqanchik | karqaniku | karqankichik | karqanku | |
past (reported) |
kasqani | kasqanki | kasqan | kasqanchik | kasqaniku | kasqankichik | kasqanku | |
future | kasaq | kanki | kanqa | kasunchik | kasaqku | kankichik | kanqaku | |
imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
affirmative | kay | kachun | kaychik | kachunku | ||||
negative | ama kaychu |
ama kachunchu |
ama kaychikchu |
ama kachunkuchu |
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
kay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
- Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
- Ang awiting ito ay para kay Tatay.
- This song is for Father.
- Ibigay mo ito kay Juan.
- Give this to Juan.
Tagalog markers
Adverb edit
kay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
- how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, admirationor other strong feelings)
- Kay ganda ng tanawin.
- How beautiful is the scenery.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
Verb edit
kay
Yapese edit
Verb edit
kay
- to eat
Yucatec Maya edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mayan *kyar.
Noun edit
kay (plural kayoʼob)
References edit
- Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 91: “KAY”
- Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 307: “KAY”
- Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 178: “Pexe. Cay.”
- Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60: “kay”
- Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 45: “CAY, CAYIL: pez, pescado.”