kai
English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
(Can we verify( ) this pronunciation?) (particularly: the audio is somewhat too fast)Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
Noun
[edit]kai (uncountable)
- (New Zealand, informal) food
- 1995, Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ:
- Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
- 2003, RK, “Maori TV”, in nz.general (Usenet):
- i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai, go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.
- 2003, Carmen, “Is there really a censor in NZ?!”, in nz.general (Usenet):
- Got to go now and get some kai.
See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Chinese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: kaai1
- Yale: kāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: kaai1
- Guangdong Romanization: kai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Adjective
[edit]kai
Noun
[edit]kai
Verb
[edit]kai
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) to be foolish; to act like an idiot
See also
[edit]- kai子 (kaai1 zi2)
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Kai, from Dutch kaai, from French quai.
Noun
[edit]kai (genitive kai, partitive kaid)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kai (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kai | kaid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | kai | ||
genitive | kaide | ||
partitive | kaid | kaisid | |
illative | kaisse | kaidesse | |
inessive | kais | kaides | |
elative | kaist | kaidest | |
allative | kaile | kaidele | |
adessive | kail | kaidel | |
ablative | kailt | kaidelt | |
translative | kaiks | kaideks | |
terminative | kaini | kaideni | |
essive | kaina | kaidena | |
abessive | kaita | kaideta | |
comitative | kaiga | kaidega |
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Danish kaj, from Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kai f (genitive singular kaiar, plural kaiir)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kai | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kai | kaiin | kaiir | kaiirnar |
accusative | kai | kaiina | kaiir | kaiirnar |
dative | kai | kaiini | kaium | kaiunum |
genitive | kaiar | kaiarinnar | kaia | kaianna |
Synonyms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably shortened from kaiketi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]kai
- probably, I guess (that) (used to express a possibility or belief of what's going to happen)
- Synonyms: ehkä, kenties, luultavasti, otaksuttavasti, arvatenkin, varmaankin, mahdollisesti, kaiketi
- Tulee kai sade.
- It will probably rain.
- Minun pitää kai lähteä.
- I guess I'll have to go.
- Lasseko tämän rikkoi? -Niin kai.
- Was it Lasse who broke this? -Probably yes.
- Used to indicate derision or disbelief.
- Luulisi hänen osaavan. -Kyllä kai!
- One would think he can. -Yes, but I doubt!
- Annas minä autan! -Niin kai, et sinä ole ennenkään auttanut.
- Let me help you! -Bah, you haven't been much of a help so far.
- Used as a fortifier, or to confirm.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
[edit]Guinea-Bissau Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese cair. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kai.
Verb
[edit]kai
- to fall
Hausa
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Mangas ka, Polci kii, Miship ɡɨ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]kai
- you (2nd person singular subject pronoun)
See also
[edit]- mákà (2nd person singular indirect object enclitic pronoun)
- ká (2nd person singular independent object pronoun)
- -kà (2nd person singular possessive enclitic pronoun)
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Bole kóːʔiː, Galambu kā, Gera ká, Deno kàá, Mangas kaam, Goemai kāː, Polci gaam.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kâi m (plural kāwunā̀, possessed form kâin)
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *tai (compare with Maori tai), from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare with Malay tasik).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kai
- sea
- i kai ― towards the sea
- makai ― on the seaside, toward the sea, in the direction of the sea
- o kai ― of the lowland, of the sea, seaward
- nā kānaka o kai ― shore dwellers
- salt water
- seaside, area near the sea, lowlands
- tide, current in the sea
- gravy, sauce, dressing, soup, broth
See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]kai
Interjection
[edit]kai
- my, how much!; how very! how terrific!
- kai ka nani! ― how beautiful!
- kai ke kolohe! ― oh, how mischievous!
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kai”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]kai
Kabuverdianu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese cair.
Verb
[edit]kai
- to fall
Karajá
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]kai
- you, second-person singular pronoun
Usage notes
[edit]- This term is used in both women's and men's speech.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Michael Dunn, Gender determined dialect variation, in The Expression of Gender (edited by Greville G. Corbett)
- David Lee Fortune, Gramática Karajá: um Estudo Preliminar em Forma Transformacional
Khumi Chin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kay, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ngay. Cognates include Hakka 𠊎 (ngài) and Burmese ငါ (nga).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]kai
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, number 2, page 419
- K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[2], Payap University, page 44
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kai; compare Old Prussian kāi (“when”), Latvian kâ(i) (“when”), Old Church Slavonic цѣ (cě, “and also, besides”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoy; compare Ancient Greek ποῖ (poî, “whereto”). Perhaps ultimately the locative of Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, kʷis (“question particle”); see kas (“what”). Also, compare with tai (“that”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]kaĩ
Particle
[edit]kai (unstressed)
- (in conjunction with interrogative words) some, a certain (suggesting the complement is a known entity, but withheld)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
Livvi
[edit]Adverb
[edit]kai
Mandarin
[edit]Romanization
[edit]kai
- Nonstandard spelling of kāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of kài.
Usage notes
[edit]- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən (compare with Malay makan), from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (compare with Tagalog kain).
Verb
[edit]kai (passive form kainga)
- to eat (consume)
Noun
[edit]kai
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: kai
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]kai
- Alternative form of keye (“key”)
North Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Frisian kēi. Cognates include West Frisian kaai.
Noun
[edit]kai m (plural kaier)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Noun
[edit]kai m or f (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier, definite plural kaiene)
Derived terms
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Noun
[edit]kai f or m (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier or kaiar, definite plural kaiene or kaiane)
Derived terms
[edit]Papiamentu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese cair and Spanish caer and Kabuverdianu kai.
Verb
[edit]kai
- to fall
Derived terms
[edit]Rapa Nui
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
[edit]kai
- to eat (consume)
Noun
[edit]kai
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]kai
Southeastern Tepehuan
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kapsi.
Noun
[edit]kai (plural kaakai)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Northern Tepehuan káídɨ, O'odham kai.
Noun
[edit]kai
Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]kai
References
[edit]- Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)[3], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 100
Sundanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]kai
- Romanization of ᮊᮄ
Tok Pisin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
[edit]kai
- (transitive) to eat (consume)
Noun
[edit]kai
See also
[edit]Tokelauan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻai and Samoan 'ai.
Verb
[edit]kai (plural kakai)
- (transitive) to eat
- (intransitive) to eat
- (fishing, intransitive) to bite
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻai and Samoan 'ai.
Noun
[edit]kai
Etymology 3
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Tobanga kai and Nukuoro gai.
Particle
[edit]kai
- Indicates disapproval and/or dissatisfaction.
- Indicates regret that something didn't happen.
Synonyms
[edit]- (regret): kaina
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 142
Tongan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kai
Verb
[edit]kai
- To eat
Derived terms
[edit]Tuvaluan
[edit]Adverb
[edit]kai
Zou
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kai
- (intransitive) to rise, ascend, go up
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kái
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kài
- (transitive) pull, drag, draw
References
[edit]- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63
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