kị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kỵ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

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Noun

kị

a great-great-grandparent

Derived terms

cụ kị (“ancestors”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 忌.

Adjective

kị

incompatible; unsuitable (together)

Noun

kị

an annual lunar deathday party; commemorative death anniversary ceremony

Verb

kị

to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)
(only in compounds) to be jealous; to fear; to dread

Derived terms

cấm kị (禁忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
đại kị (大忌, “great taboo”)
đố kị (妒忌, “to be envious”)
giỗ kị (“death anniversary”)
huý kị (諱忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
kị khí (忌氣, “anaerobic”)
kị nước (“hydrophobic”)
kị rơ (“incompatible”)
kiêng kị (“to avoid; taboo”)
nghi kị (疑忌, “suspicious”)
tối kị (最忌, “highly taboo”)
tương kị (相忌, “contraindication”)

Etymology 3

Romanization

kị

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 騎

Derived terms

khinh kị binh (輕騎兵, “light cavalry”)
kị binh (騎兵, “cavalryman”)
kị mã (騎馬, “horseman”)
kị sĩ (騎士, “horseman; knight”)