키

키 U+D0A4, 키
HANGUL SYLLABLE KI
Composition:ㅋ + ㅣ
← 킣
[U+D0A3] 		Hangul Syllables 킥 →
[U+D0A5]
키킥킦킧킨킩킪
킫킬킭킮킯킰킱
킲킳킴킵킶킷킸
킹킺킻킼킽킾킿
킈 ←→ 타

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 킈〮 (Yale: khúy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ki
McCune–Reischauer?k'i
Yale Romanization?khi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 키의 / 키에 / 키까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

키 • (ki)

  1. height of a person or animal
    Synonym: 신장(身長) (sinjang)
    키가 큰 사람 ― kiga keun saram ― tall person (literally, “person whose height is large”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ki
McCune–Reischauer?k'i
Yale Romanization?khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

  1. (nautical) rudder or helm (of a boat or ship)
    Synonym: 타(舵) (ta)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 키.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ki
McCune–Reischauer?k'i
Yale Romanization?khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

  1. (agriculture) winnowing basket
Derived terms
  • 키조개 (kijogae)
  • 키질하다 (kijilhada)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English key.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ki
McCune–Reischauer?k'i
Yale Romanization?khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

  1. key (generally electronic)
    Synonym: (in general) 열쇠 (yeolsoe)
  2. key (on the keyboard of a computer)

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ki
McCune–Reischauer?k'i
Yale Romanization?khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

  1. chi (name of the Greek, Ancient Greek letter χ)
Coordinate terms
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