kì

kì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of kì – see 記 (“to record; to mark; to note; to keep in mind; remember; etc.”). (This character, kì, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 記.)

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (nouns only) kỳ

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kì

1. to rub off, to rub out

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kì cọ

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旗 (“flag, banner”).

Noun

kì

1. (only in compounds) flag, banner

Derived terms

• Hoa Kì (花旗, “United States of America”)
• Hợp chủng quốc Hoa Kì (“United States of America”)
• Hợp chúng quốc Hoa Kì (“United States of America”)
• kì hạm (旗艦, “flagship”)
• kì học (旗學, “vexillology”)
• quốc kì (國旗, “national flag”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋 (“chess”).

Noun

kì

1. (only in compounds) chess

Derived terms

• kì phùng địch thủ (棋逢敵手, “worthy opponent”)
• kì thủ (棋手, “a board game player”)

 

Etymology 4

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

Noun

kì

1. period, term, date

Derived terms

• chu kì (周期, “period; cycle; interval”)
• học kì (學期, “semester”)
• kì nghỉ (“holiday; vacation”)
• kì vọng (期望, “expectation”)
• nhật kì (日期, “date; day”)
• sơ kì (初期, “first period; early stage; beginning”)
• thường kì (常期, “regular; usual”)
• thời kì (時期, “period of time”)
• định kì (定期, “fixed; periodical; regular”)

 

Conjunction

kì

1. until; till

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

Adjective

kì (phonemic reduplicative kì kì)

1. (informal) strange; odd
2. (informal) awkward or tacky

Derived terms

• cầu kì (求奇, “picky; fussy”)
• hiếu kì (好奇, “curious; inquisitive”)
• kì cục:tl
• kì lạ (“strange; odd; weird”)
• kì công (奇功, “extraordinary accomplishment”)
• kì cục (奇局, “strange; odd; weird”)
• kì diệu (奇妙, “wonderful”)
• kì quan (奇觀, “a wonder”)
• kì quái (奇怪, “bizarre; weird”)
• kì tích (奇跡, “miracle; exploit”)
• kì vĩ (奇偉, “grand”)
• kì ảo (奇幻, “miraculous”)

 

Etymology 6

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圻.

Noun

kì

1. a capital city or citadel
2. an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)
3. a border [1]

Derived terms

• Bắc Kì (北圻, “Tonkin”)
• Nam Kì (南圻, “Cochinchina”)
• Trung Kì (中圻, “Annam”)

 

References

1. “圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], archived from the original on {{{archivedate}}}, section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]