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.)

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

to rub off, to rub out

Derived terms

kì cọ

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kì

(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

(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

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

until; till

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

Adjective

kì (phonemic reduplicative kì kì)

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

Derived terms

cầu kì (求奇, “picky; fussy”)
hiếu kì (好奇, “curious; inquisitive”)
kì lạ (“strange; odd; weird”)
kì bí (奇秘)
kì công (奇功, “extraordinary accomplishment”)
kì cục (奇局, “strange; odd; weird”)
kì cựu (奇舊)
kì diệu (奇妙, “wonderful”)
kì khôi (奇詼)
kì quan (奇觀, “a wonder”)
kì quái (奇怪, “bizarre; weird”)
kì tài (奇才)
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

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

Derived terms

References

“圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]

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[1] “圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]