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kei

See also: Kei, kēi, kèi, -kei, ke'i, and kei-

Basque

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Noun

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kei

  1. dative plural of ka

Cornish

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Noun

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kei m (plural keun)

  1. Alternative form of ki

Mutation

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  Mutation of kei  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kei gei hei unchanged unchanged unchanged

Drehu

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Verb

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kei

  1. to fall

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch key, keye, from Old Dutch *kei (in toponym keidīk (“Keidijk”)), perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kagi (compare kegel (“cone”)), from Proto-Germanic *kagiz.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

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kei m (plural keien, diminutive keitje n)

  1. cobble, cobblestone
  2. pebble
  3. boulder

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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kei

  1. Rōmaji transcription of けい
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ケイ

Kambera

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Verb

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kei

  1. (transitive) to buy
  2. (transitive) to receive

References

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

Mandarin

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Romanization

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kei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kēi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kèi.

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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kei

  1. at, in (present locative particle)
  2. have; in possession of
  3. like; as

References

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  • “kei” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mizo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kaj ~ kaj-maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka (“I; me”).

Pronoun

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kei

  1. I; me

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Scots

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Etymology

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Variant spelling of kye, from Old English cǣg.

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Noun

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kei (plural keis)

  1. (Southern Scots) a key

Tedim Chin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kay, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ka.

Pronoun

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kei

  1. I

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  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Zou

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kay, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ka.

Pronoun

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kei

  1. I

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