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kì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

Hokkien edit

For pronunciation and definitions of kì – see 記 (“to record; to mark; to note; to keep in mind; remember; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 記).

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Proto-Katuic *giil ~ *ʔŋgiil (“to rub”) (whence Pacoh kil (“to rub off or against dirt”)).

Verb edit

kì • (淇, 其)

  1. to rub off, to rub out
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Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旗 (“flag, banner”).

Noun edit

kì

  1. (only in compounds) flag, banner
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Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋 (“chess”).

Noun edit

kì

  1. (only in compounds) chess
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Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期 (“period, term”).

Noun edit

kì

  1. period, term, date
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Conjunction edit

kì

  1. until; till

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

Adjective edit

kì (diminutive reduplication kì kì)

  1. (colloquial) strange; odd
  2. (colloquial) awkward or tacky
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Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圻.

Noun edit

kì

  1. a capital city or citadel
  2. an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)
  3. a border [1]
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References edit
  1. ^ “圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]
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