kaki
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːki/, /ˈkæki/
- Homophone: khaki
- Rhymes: -ɑːki
Translations
Anagrams
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaki/
- Hyphenation: ka‧ki
Synonyms
- (part of the body): batis
Czech

Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑki/, [ˈkɑki]
- Rhymes: -ɑki
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ki
Declension
| Inflection of kaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaki | kakit | ||
| genitive | kakin | kakien | ||
| partitive | kakia | kakeja | ||
| illative | kakiin | kakeihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kaki | kakit | ||
| accusative | nom. | kaki | kakit | |
| gen. | kakin | |||
| genitive | kakin | kakien | ||
| partitive | kakia | kakeja | ||
| inessive | kakissa | kakeissa | ||
| elative | kakista | kakeista | ||
| illative | kakiin | kakeihin | ||
| adessive | kakilla | kakeilla | ||
| ablative | kakilta | kakeilta | ||
| allative | kakille | kakeille | ||
| essive | kakina | kakeina | ||
| translative | kakiksi | kakeiksi | ||
| instructive | — | kakein | ||
| abessive | kakitta | kakeitta | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ki/
Etymology 2
Spelling evolved from khaki which was brought into French usage from the English, Hindu, Urdu and Persian word.
Alternative forms
- khaki (archaic)
Further reading
- “kaki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːki/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧ki
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒki]
- Hyphenation: ka‧ki
- Rhymes: -ki
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kaki | kakik |
| accusative | kakit | kakikat |
| dative | kakinak | kakiknak |
| instrumental | kakival | kakikkal |
| causal-final | kakiért | kakikért |
| translative | kakivá | kakikká |
| terminative | kakiig | kakikig |
| essive-formal | kakiként | kakikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kakiban | kakikban |
| superessive | kakin | kakikon |
| adessive | kakinál | kakiknál |
| illative | kakiba | kakikba |
| sublative | kakira | kakikra |
| allative | kakihoz | kakikhoz |
| elative | kakiból | kakikból |
| delative | kakiról | kakikról |
| ablative | kakitól | kakiktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kakié | kakiké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kakiéi | kakikéi |
| Possessive forms of kaki | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kakim | kakijaim |
| 2nd person sing. | kakid | kakijaid |
| 3rd person sing. | kakija | kakijai |
| 1st person plural | kakink | kakijaink |
| 2nd person plural | kakitok | kakijaitok |
| 3rd person plural | kakijuk | kakijaik |
Derived terms
References
- kaki in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- (feces): kaki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (alternative form of khaki): kaki , redirecting to khaki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaki]
- Hyphenation: ka‧ki
Etymology 1
From Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay).
Noun
kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)
- foot:
- (anatomy) a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- a short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
- kaki meja ― table leg
- the base or bottom of anything.
- kaki bukit ― foothill
- a unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
- (anatomy) leg
Synonyms
- (leg): tungkai
Derived terms
- berkaki
- mengaki
- kaki belalang
- kaki bukit
- kaki celana
- kaki gajah
- kaki gunung
- kaki hutan
- kaki jantang
- kaki jenjang
- kaki katak
- kaki kuning
- kaki langit
- kaki lima
- kaki mantra
- kaki meja
- kaki naga
- kaki sajak
- kaki salah
- kaki sebelah dalam
- kaki seribu
- kaki surat
- kaki tangan
- kaki telanjang
- kaki tiga
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)
Noun
kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)
Etymology 4
From Dutch kaki (“khaki”), from Hindi–Urdu ख़ाकी / خاکی (xākī), from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).
Noun
kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)
- alternative spelling of khaki.
Further reading
- “kaki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkakʲi/
Declension
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kaki | kaka | kake | kakej | kake |
| Genitive | kakego | kakeje | kakego | kakeju | kakich |
| Dative | kakemu | kakej | kakemu | kakima | kakim |
| Accusative | kaki kakego (animate) |
kaku | kake | kakej kakeju (animate) |
kake kakich (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | kakim | kakeju | kakim | kakima | kakimi |
| Locative | kakem | kakej | kakem | kakima | kakich |
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *kaki (compare Indonesian kaki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaki/
- Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, plural kaki-kaki, informal 1st possessive kakiku, 2nd possessive kakimu, 3rd possessive kakinya)
Derived terms
- jari kaki
- kaki ampu
- kaki arak
- kaki ayam
- kaki bangkang
- kaki bangku
- kaki belit
- kaki bodek
- kaki bola
- kaki borak
- kaki botol
- kaki bual
- kaki buli
- kaki gaduh
- kaki judi
- kaki kipas
- kaki langit
- kaki lilin
- kaki lima
- kaki minum
- kaki perempuan
- kaki ponteng
- kaki pukul
- kaki sembang
- kaki tidur
- kaki tiga
- kaki umpat
Descendants
- Indonesian: kaki
- → Min Nan: 腳距/脚距 (kioh-kī)
Further reading
- “kaki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kaki m (definite singular kakien, indefinite plural kakiar, definite plural kakiane)
Panyjima
References
- Dench, Alan (1991). "Panyjima", in R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake: The Handbook of Australian Languages, Volume 4. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, 125–244.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ki/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aki
- Syllabification: ka‧ki
- Homophone: khaki
Noun
kaki n (indeclinable)
- Japanese persimmon, kaki (fruit)
- Japanese persimmon, kaki (tree)
- Synonyms: hebanowiec, hurma, persymona, szaron
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈki/
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | kaki | kaki | kaki | kaki | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | kaki | kaki | kaki | kaki | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) kaki | kakiul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) kaki | kakiului |
| vocative | kakiule | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaki/
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) kaki | kakiul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) kaki | kakiului |
| vocative | kakiule | |
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ki
- IPA(key): /kaˈki/, [kɐˈxi]
Derived terms
- kumaki
- pagkaki
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish caqui, from English khaki, ultimately from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ki
- IPA(key): /ˈkaki/, [ˈka.xɪ]
Further reading
- “kaki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1915) Diccionario tagálog-hispano (in Spanish), Ateneo de Manila.
- Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ ki˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]
- Phonetic: ca ki