Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *kV- (like, in the manner of). Cognate with Arabic كَـ (ka-) and Biblical Hebrew כְּ־ (kə-).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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(from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. (interrogative) how?
    𒆠 𒈠𒍢 [ maṣi?]ki ma-ṣihow many/how much?
    𒆠𒄿 𒀀𒈾 𒍣𒊑𒅀 𒆷 𒋫𒀠𒆷𒅗𒄠
    [ ana ṣērīya lā tallakam]
    ki-i a-na ṣe₂-ri-ia la ta-al-la-ka-am
    how does it happen that you're not coming to me?
    𒆠𒄿 𒄩𒉈 [ ḫabil!]ki-i ha-bilHow has he been wronged! (= What a pity!)

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Cuneiform spellings
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Preposition

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(from Old Akkadian on)

  1.  as, like, in the manner of, according to

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References

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  • “kî”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “kī”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈkiː/, [ˈtiː]

Etymology 1

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Noun

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  1. ti (Cordyline fruticosa)

Etymology 2

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From English key.

Noun

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  1. key

Etymology 3

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From English tea.

Noun

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  1. tea

Japanese

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Romanization

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  1. Rōmaji transcription of キー

Maori

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from East Polynesian. Compare Rapa Nui , Hawaiian ʻī, Tahitian i.

Verb

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  1. to say, speak, express, utter, call, mention, tell, designate

Noun

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  1. saying, word

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Tahitic. Compare Tahitian ‘ī.

Noun

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  1. (stative) to be full

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English key.

Noun

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  1. key

Verb

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  1. to lock
  2. (stative) to be locked

Zacatepec Chatino

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Noun

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  1. grass