kì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

Hokkien

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

Alternative forms

(nouns only) kỳ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kì • (淇, 其)

to rub off, to rub out

Derived terms

kì cọ
kì cọt
kì mài

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kì

period, term (recurring interval of time)
kì thi ― examination period

kì nghỉ ― holiday period
- 2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training, Thông tư số 15/2022/TT-BGDĐT‎^[1], điều 9 §2:
  Mỗi môn học được giảng dạy trong 03 (ba) kì.
  Each subject is taught in 03 (three) terms.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

Adjective

kì (diminutive reduplication kì kì)

(colloquial) strange; odd
(colloquial) awkward or tacky

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Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 其.

Conjunction

kì

(literary) until; till

Romanization

kì

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 其

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Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圻.

Noun

kì

a capital city or citadel
an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)

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Etymology 6

Romanization

kì

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 旗

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Etymology 7

Romanization

kì

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 棋

Derived terms