EnglishEdit

InfixEdit

-ki-

  1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -kin-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

SwahiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

Etymology 1Edit

InfixEdit

-ki-

  1. when, if; conditional marker
    nikinunuaif I buy

Etymology 2Edit

InfixEdit

-ki-

  1. it, ki class(VII) object concord
See alsoEdit

YorubaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare with Arigidi -kí-, Ede Idaca -kú-

InterfixEdit

-kí-

  1. adds the meaning "any" to a noun when inserted into the reduplicated form (sometimes used pejoratively to mean "bad")
    ọmọ (child)ọmọkọ́mọ (any child, bad child)
    fìlà (hat)fìlàkífìlà (any hat)
    ẹni (one, person)ẹnikẹ́ni (anyone)
    ewé (leaf)ewékéwé (any leaf; bad leaf)

Usage notesEdit

For nouns that start with a vowel, the vowel in is deleted, but the high tone is retained. For nouns that start with a consonant, is inserted directly.