kay
See also: Kay, käy, kāy-, k’ay, and 'kay
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation of okay): 'kay
Etymology
From Latin ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
Interjection
kay
- (colloquial) Abbreviation of okay.
Noun
kay (plural kays)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
- (colloquial) A kilometer.
- (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
- Dated form of cay.
- 1839, John Purdy, The Colombian Navigator:
- Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.
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Derived terms
- (letter): okay, kayo
Translations
name of the letter K, k
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See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Anagrams
- kya, yak
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʌj/
- Hyphenation: kay
Determiner
káy
- his
See also
Afar possessive determiners
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Singular | yi | ku | kay | tet | |
| Plural | ni | sin | ken | |||
| Reflexive | Singular | inní | isí | |||
| Plural | ninní | isinní, sinní | ||||
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “kay”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Aguacateca
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *chay, Proto-Mayan *kay. [1] Proto-Mayan *kar [2] Cognate with Achi kar , K'iche' kar, Akatek xcay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaj/ [3]
Noun
kay
- fish
References
- Julia Becker de Richards, Maya' Choltzij: vocabulario comparativo de los idiomas Mayas de Guatemala (2003)
- Ryan Bennett, Mayan Phonology (2015)
- Preliminary Classic Maya ‐ English, English ‐ Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings by Erik Boot
- Introduction to "A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary"by Terrence Kaufman
- talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu/awakateko/fish
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kai/, [kaɪ̯]
Preposition
kay
- (Daet, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
- An kantang ini, para kay papa.
- This song is for (my) father.
- Synonym: ki
Derived terms
- kay isay
- kay sa
- kay siisay
See also
- kan
- nin
Dibabawon Manobo
Conjunction
kay
- because
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From Saint Dominican Creole French caze, from French case (“a hut”). Compare Guianese Creole kaz.
Noun
kay
- house
Kalasha
Adverb
kay
- when
Conjunction
kay
- when
Noun
kay
- when
Pronoun
kay
- when
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ceó (“mist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲeː/
Noun
kay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)
- (weather) fog
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| kay | chay | gay |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ceó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mapudungun
Conjunction
kay (Raguileo spelling)
- and
Middle English
Noun
kay
- Alternative form of keye (“key”)
Quechua
Determiner
kay
- this
See also
- chay
- haqay
Noun
kay
- being, essence
Declension
declension of kay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kay | kaykuna |
| accusative | kayta | kaykunata |
| dative | kayman | kaykunaman |
| genitive | kaypa | kaykunap |
| locative | kaypi | kaykunapi |
| terminative | kaykama | kaykunakama |
| ablative | kaymanta | kaykunamanta |
| instrumental | kaywan | kaykunawan |
| comitative | kaynintin | kaykunantin |
| abessive | kayninnaq | kaykunannaq |
| comparative | kayhina | kaykunahina |
| causative | kayrayku | kaykunarayku |
| benefactive | kaypaq | kaykunapaq |
| associative | kaypura | kaykunapura |
| distributive | kayninka | kaykunanka |
| exclusive | kaylla | kaykunalla |
possessive forms of kay
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayniy | kayniykuna |
| accusative | kayniyta | kayniykunata |
| dative | kayniyman | kayniykunaman |
| genitive | kayniypa | kayniykunap |
| locative | kayniypi | kayniykunapi |
| terminative | kayniykama | kayniykunakama |
| ablative | kayniymanta | kayniykunamanta |
| instrumental | kayniywan | kayniykunawan |
| comitative | kayniynintin | kayniykunantin |
| abessive | kayniyninnaq | kayniykunannaq |
| comparative | kayniyhina | kayniykunahina |
| causative | kayniyrayku | kayniykunarayku |
| benefactive | kayniypaq | kayniykunapaq |
| associative | kayniypura | kayniykunapura |
| distributive | kayniyninka | kayniykunanka |
| exclusive | kayniylla | kayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayniyki | kayniykikuna |
| accusative | kayniykita | kayniykikunata |
| dative | kayniykiman | kayniykikunaman |
| genitive | kayniykipa | kayniykikunap |
| locative | kayniykipi | kayniykikunapi |
| terminative | kayniykikama | kayniykikunakama |
| ablative | kayniykimanta | kayniykikunamanta |
| instrumental | kayniykiwan | kayniykikunawan |
| comitative | kayniykintin | kayniykikunantin |
| abessive | kayniykinnaq | kayniykikunannaq |
| comparative | kayniykihina | kayniykikunahina |
| causative | kayniykirayku | kayniykikunarayku |
| benefactive | kayniykipaq | kayniykikunapaq |
| associative | kayniykipura | kayniykikunapura |
| distributive | kayniykinka | kayniykikunanka |
| exclusive | kayniykilla | kayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaynin | kayninkuna |
| accusative | kayninta | kayninkunata |
| dative | kayninman | kayninkunaman |
| genitive | kayninpa | kayninkunap |
| locative | kayninpi | kayninkunapi |
| terminative | kayninkama | kayninkunakama |
| ablative | kayninmanta | kayninkunamanta |
| instrumental | kayninwan | kayninkunawan |
| comitative | kayninintin | kayninkunantin |
| abessive | kayninninnaq | kayninkunannaq |
| comparative | kayninhina | kayninkunahina |
| causative | kayninrayku | kayninkunarayku |
| benefactive | kayninpaq | kayninkunapaq |
| associative | kayninpura | kayninkunapura |
| distributive | kaynininka | kayninkunanka |
| exclusive | kayninlla | kayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayninchik | kayninchikkuna |
| accusative | kayninchikta | kayninchikkunata |
| dative | kayninchikman | kayninchikkunaman |
| genitive | kayninchikpa | kayninchikkunap |
| locative | kayninchikpi | kayninchikkunapi |
| terminative | kayninchikkama | kayninchikkunakama |
| ablative | kayninchikmanta | kayninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kayninchikwan | kayninchikkunawan |
| comitative | kayninchiknintin | kayninchikkunantin |
| abessive | kayninchikninnaq | kayninchikkunannaq |
| comparative | kayninchikhina | kayninchikkunahina |
| causative | kayninchikrayku | kayninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kayninchikpaq | kayninchikkunapaq |
| associative | kayninchikpura | kayninchikkunapura |
| distributive | kayninchikninka | kayninchikkunanka |
| exclusive | kayninchiklla | kayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayniyku | kayniykukuna |
| accusative | kayniykuta | kayniykukunata |
| dative | kayniykuman | kayniykukunaman |
| genitive | kayniykupa | kayniykukunap |
| locative | kayniykupi | kayniykukunapi |
| terminative | kayniykukama | kayniykukunakama |
| ablative | kayniykumanta | kayniykukunamanta |
| instrumental | kayniykuwan | kayniykukunawan |
| comitative | kayniykuntin | kayniykukunantin |
| abessive | kayniykunnaq | kayniykukunannaq |
| comparative | kayniykuhina | kayniykukunahina |
| causative | kayniykurayku | kayniykukunarayku |
| benefactive | kayniykupaq | kayniykukunapaq |
| associative | kayniykupura | kayniykukunapura |
| distributive | kayniykunka | kayniykukunanka |
| exclusive | kayniykulla | kayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayniykichik | kayniykichikkuna |
| accusative | kayniykichikta | kayniykichikkunata |
| dative | kayniykichikman | kayniykichikkunaman |
| genitive | kayniykichikpa | kayniykichikkunap |
| locative | kayniykichikpi | kayniykichikkunapi |
| terminative | kayniykichikkama | kayniykichikkunakama |
| ablative | kayniykichikmanta | kayniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kayniykichikwan | kayniykichikkunawan |
| comitative | kayniykichiknintin | kayniykichikkunantin |
| abessive | kayniykichikninnaq | kayniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | kayniykichikhina | kayniykichikkunahina |
| causative | kayniykichikrayku | kayniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kayniykichikpaq | kayniykichikkunapaq |
| associative | kayniykichikpura | kayniykichikkunapura |
| distributive | kayniykichikninka | kayniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | kayniykichiklla | kayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayninku | kayninkukuna |
| accusative | kayninkuta | kayninkukunata |
| dative | kayninkuman | kayninkukunaman |
| genitive | kayninkupa | kayninkukunap |
| locative | kayninkupi | kayninkukunapi |
| terminative | kayninkukama | kayninkukunakama |
| ablative | kayninkumanta | kayninkukunamanta |
| instrumental | kayninkuwan | kayninkukunawan |
| comitative | kayninkuntin | kayninkukunantin |
| abessive | kayninkunnaq | kayninkukunannaq |
| comparative | kayninkuhina | kayninkukunahina |
| causative | kayninkurayku | kayninkukunarayku |
| benefactive | kayninkupaq | kayninkukunapaq |
| associative | kayninkupura | kayninkukunapura |
| distributive | kayninkunka | kayninkukunanka |
| exclusive | kayninkulla | kayninkukunalla |
Pronoun
kay
- this
Declension
declension of kay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kay | kaykuna |
| accusative | kayta | kaykunata |
| dative | kayman | kaykunaman |
| genitive | kaypa | kaykunap |
| locative | kaypi | kaykunapi |
| terminative | kaykama | kaykunakama |
| ablative | kaymanta | kaykunamanta |
| instrumental | kaywan | kaykunawan |
| comitative | kaynintin | kaykunantin |
| abessive | kayninnaq | kaykunannaq |
| comparative | kayhina | kaykunahina |
| causative | kayrayku | kaykunarayku |
| benefactive | kaypaq | kaykunapaq |
| associative | kaypura | kaykunapura |
| distributive | kayninka | kaykunanka |
| exclusive | kaylla | kaykunalla |
Verb
kay
- to be
- Maqtañam kani.
- I'm already an old person.
- to exist
- An auxiliary verb
- Chaypim puñuq kanki.
- You used to sleep there.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kay
| infinitive | kay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | kaq | |||||||
| present participle | kaspa | |||||||
| past participle | kasqa | |||||||
| future participle | kana | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive | 1st person exclusive | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| present | kani | kanki | kan | kanchik | kayku | kankichik | kanku | |
| past (experienced) | karqani | karqanki | karqan | karqanchik | karqaniku | karqankichik | karqanku | |
| past (reported) | kasqani | kasqanki | kasqan | kasqanchik | kasqaniku | kasqankichik | kasqanku | |
| future | kasaq | kanki | kanqa | kasunchik | kasaqku | kankichik | kanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | kay | kachun | kaychik | kachunku | ||||
| negative | ama kaychu | ama kachunchu | ama kaychikchu | ama kachunkuchu | ||||
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cay – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaj/, [kaɪ̯]
Preposition
kay
- Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
- Ang awiting ito ay para kay papa.
- This song is for (my) father.
Tagalog markers
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Singular | ang | ng | sa |
| Plural | ang mga | ng mga | sa mga | |
| Personal | Singular | si | ni | kay |
| Plural / Respectful | sina | nina | kina | |
Adverb
kay
- very
- Kay husay nilang sumayaw.
- They dance very well.
Derived terms
- kay sa
Turkish
Verb
kay
- second-person singular imperative of kaymak
Yapese
Verb
kay
- to eat
Yucatec Maya
Alternative forms
- cay (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kyar.
Noun
kay (plural kayoʼob)
- fish
References
- Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 91: “KAY”
- Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 307: “KAY”
- Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 178: “Pexe. Cay.”
- Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60: “kay”
- Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 45: “CAY, CAYIL: pez, pescado.”