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See also:
kie
and
ki'e
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Afrikaans
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Etymology
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From
Dutch
-kje
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ki/
,
[ci]
Homophones
:
-jie
,
-tjie
Suffix
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-kie
(
plural
-kies
)
Alternative form of
-ie
:
Forms the
diminutive
of nouns ending in -ng when the preceding vowel is unstressed
Usage notes
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In adding this suffix the word-final
-g
is deleted:
doring
→
dorinkie
.