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{{also|Kay|käy|kāy-|k’ay|'kay}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkeɪ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-kay.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪ|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{uder|en|la|ka}}.

====Interjection====
{{en-interjection}}

# {{lb|en|colloquial}} {{clip of|en|okay}}

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{alter|en|'kay}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|m'kay}}, {{l|en|mkay}}, {{l|en|mm-kay}}, {{l|en|mmm-kay}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{Latn-def|en|name|K|k}}
# {{lb|en|colloquial}} A [[kilometer]].
# {{lb|en|colloquial}} A thousand of some unit (from [[kilo-]]).

=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|en|{{sense|letter}} {{l|en|okay}}, {{l|en|kayo}}}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|name of the letter K, k}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|كَاي|m|tr=kay}}, {{t|ar|كَاي|m}}, {{t|ar|كِيه|m}}, {{t+|ar|كِي|m}}, {{t+|ar|كِي|m|tr=key}}, {{t|ar|كَا|m}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|কে}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ကေ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ca|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{qualifier|English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists}}
* Danish: {{t|da|kå|n}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|kaa}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ko}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|ká|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|koo}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ka|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|ka|m}}
* German: {{t|de|Ka}}
* Greek: {{t|el|κέι|n}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|kē}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|קֵי|f|tr=key}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|के}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|ká}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|ke}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|ka}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|cá}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cappa|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ケイ|tr=kei}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|케이}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|kā}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|ke}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|के}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|کا|tr=kâ}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ka|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cá|m}} {{q|Brazil}}, {{t+|pt|capa|m}} {{q|Portugal}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|кэй|n}} {{qualifier|English}}, {{t+|ru|ка|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ka|f}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|kå|n}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|key}}, {{t+|tl|ka}} {{qualifier|Abakada}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|เค}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ke}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ca}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|ce|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letter names/en}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{dated form of|en|cay}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1839|author=John Purdy|title=The Colombian Navigator|passage=Three small sandy '''kays''' on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5&frac12; miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.}}

===See also===
* {{l|en|kay-fabe}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aky|kya|yak}}

==Afar==

===Pronunciation===
* {{aa-IPA|káy}}

===Determiner===
{{head|aa|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners|head=káy}}

# [[his]]

====See also====
{{aa-possessive determiners}}

===References===
* {{R:aa:Parker:1985|+}}
* {{R:aa:Hassan Kamil:2015}}

==Aguacateca==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|agu|myn-pro|inh=1}}   
From {{inh|agu|myn-pro|*chay}}, {{inh|agu|myn-pro|*kay}}. <ref>[https://www.mesoweb.com/resources/vocabulary/Vocabulary-2009.01.pdf Preliminary Classic Maya ‐ English, English ‐ Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings  by Erik Boot ]</ref> {{inh|agu|myn-pro|*kar}} <ref>[http://www.famsi.org/reports/01051/pmed.pdf Introduction to "A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary"by Terrence Kaufman ]</ref> Cognate with {{cog|acr|kar}} , {{cog|quc|kar}}, {{cog|knj|xcay}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|agu|/kaj/}} <ref>[http://talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu/awakateko/?fields=all&semantic_ids=&q=fish talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu/awakateko/fish]</ref>

===Noun===
{{head|agu|noun}}

# [[fish]]

===References===
* Julia Becker de Richards, ''Maya' Choltzij: vocabulario comparativo de los idiomas Mayas de Guatemala'' (2003)
* Ryan Bennett, ''Mayan Phonology'' (2015)
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{{C|agu|Lifeforms|Animals}}

==Bikol Central==

===Pronunciation===
* {{bcl-IPA}}

===Preposition===
{{bcl-head|preposition|b=+}}

# {{lb|bcl|Daet|TLS}} {{ng|Used to mark [[oblique case]]s of personal nouns}}
#: {{syn|bcl|ki}}
#: {{ux|bcl|An kantang ini, para '''kay''' papa.|This song's '''for''' (my) father.}}
#: {{ux|bcl|Yaon '''kay''' ate an selpon mo.|Your sister '''has''' your cellphone.}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|bcl|kay sa|kay isay|kay siisay}}

====See also====
{{col3|bcl|kan|nin}}

==Cebuano==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ceb-IPA}}

===Conjunction===
{{ceb-head|conjunction|b=+}}

# [[because]]
#: {{syn|ceb|tungod}}

==Dibabawon Manobo==

===Conjunction===
{{head|mbd|conjunction}}

# [[because]]

==Haitian Creole==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ht|/kaj/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|ht|ht-sdm|caze}}, from {{inh|ht|fr|case||hut, cabin}}. 

====Noun====
{{head|ht|noun}}

# [[house]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|ht|kay chanmòt}}
* {{l|ht|kay mistè}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|ht|fr|caille||quail}}

====Noun====
{{head|ht|noun}}

# [[quail]]

===Etymology 3===
From {{der|ht|fr|caye}}, from {{der|ht|es|cayo|t=key}}.

====Noun====
{{head|ht|noun}}

# [[key]] {{gloss|small island}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|ht|Kay Sab}}

=====Related terms=====
{{rel2|ht|Gwòskay|Okay}}

{{C|ht|Fowls|Home|Housing|Landforms}}

==Hanunoo==

===Pronunciation===
{{hnn-pr}}

===Determiner===
{{hnn-head|determiner|b=+}}

# [[his]]; [[her]]; [[its]]
#: {{syn|hnn|kanya}}
#: {{uxi|hnn|'''kay''' kadaka|'''his/her/its''' size/bigness}}
#: {{uxi|hnn|'''kay''' balay|'''his/her/its''' house}}
#: {{ux|hnn|'''Kay''' irong kay kaaba!|'''His''' nose, how long!}}
# {{lb|hnn|by extension}} [[their]]
#: {{syn|hnn|kanda}}

===Pronoun===
{{hnn-head|pronoun|b=+}}

# by [[him]]; by [[her]]; by [[it]]
#: {{syn|hnn|kanya}}
#: {{ux|hnn|'''Kay''' binuwat.|It was done '''by him'''.}}
# of [[him]]; of [[her]]; of [[it]]
#: {{syn|hnn|kanya}}
# {{lb|hnn|by extension}} by [[them]]
#: {{syn|hnn|kanda}}
# {{lb|hnn|by extension}} of [[them]]
#: {{syn|hnn|kanda}}

====See also====
{{col3|hnn|kan}}

===Adverb===
{{hnn-adv|b=+}}

# [[how]] {{q|used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, admiration or other strong feelings}}
#: {{ux|hnn|'''Kay''' kadaka!|'''How''' big!}}
#: {{ux|hnn|Kay irong '''kay''' kaaba!|His nose, '''how''' long!}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:hnn:Conklin 1953|page=146}}

==Kalasha==

===Adverb===
{{head|kls|adverb}}

# [[when]]

===Conjunction===
{{head|kls|conjunction}}

# [[when]]

===Noun===
{{head|kls|noun}}

# [[when]]

===Pronoun===
{{head|kls|pronoun}}

# [[when]]

==Ladino==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|lad|cay}}

===Etymology===
Borrowed either from {{bor|lad|ast|cai}} or {{bor|lad|ca|call}}, from {{inh|lad|la|callis|callem}}.

===Noun===
{{lad-noun|g=f|heb=קאיי}}

# {{a|lad|Balkan}} [[street]]
#: {{syn|lad|kaleja}}

==Manx==

===Etymology===
{{root|gv|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₃-}}
From {{inh|gv|sga|céo||mist}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gv|/kʲeː/}}

===Noun===
{{gv-noun|f|kayghyn|-}}

# {{lb|gv|weather}} [[fog]], [[mist]]

===Mutation===
{{gv-mut-cons|k|ay}}

===References===
* {{R:DIL|8696|head=1 ceó}}

==Mapudungun==

===Conjunction===
{{head|arn|conjunction}} {{arn-sp|r}}

# [[and]]

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|keye|id=key|t=key}}

==Quechua==

===Determiner===
{{head|qu|determiner}}

# [[this]]

====See also====
* {{l|qu|chay}}
* {{l|qu|haqay}}

===Noun===
{{head|qu|noun}}

# [[being]], [[essence]]

====Declension====
{{qu-noun-c}}{{qu-poss-c}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|qu|pronoun}}

# [[this]]

====Declension====
{{qu-noun-c}}

===Verb===
{{head|qu|verb}}

# to [[be]]
#: {{ux|qu|Maqtañam kani.|I'm already an old person.}}
# to [[exist]]
# {{non-gloss|An auxiliary verb}}
#: {{ux|qu|Chaypim puñuq kanki.|You used to sleep there.}}

====Conjugation====
{{qu-conj|ka}}

==Tagalog==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|tl|cay||obsolete|Abecedario orthography}}

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr}}

===Preposition===
{{tl-prep|b=+}}

# {{ng|Used to mark [[oblique case]]s of personal nouns}}
#: {{ux|tl|Ang awiting ito ay para '''kay''' Tatay.|This song is '''for''' Father.}}
#: {{ux|tl|Ibigay mo ito kay Juan.|Give this '''to''' Juan.}}

{{tl-markers}}

===Adverb===
{{tl-adv|b=+}}

# [[how]] {{q|used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, admirationor other strong feelings}}
#: {{ux|tl|'''Kay''' ganda ng tanawin.|'''How''' beautiful is the scenery.}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|tl|kay sa}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=aky|yak}}

==Turkish==

===Verb===
{{head|tr|verb form}}

# {{tr-verb form of|kaymak}}

==Yapese==

===Verb===
{{head|yap|verb}}

# to [[eat]]

==Yucatec Maya==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|yua|cay||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|yua|myn-pro|*kyar}}.

===Noun===
{{head|yua|noun|plural|kayoʼob}}

# [[fish]]

===References===
* {{R:yua:Diccionario maya popular|page=91|passage='''KAY'''}}
* {{R:yua:Cordemex|page=307|passage='''KAY'''}}
* {{R:Beltrán 1746|page=178|passage=Pexe. ''Cay''.}}
* {{R:Montgomery 2004|page=60|passage='''kay'''}}
* {{R:Pío 1866-1877|page=45|passage=CAY, CAYIL: pez, pescado.}}

{{c|yua|Fish}}