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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Interjection
kay
- (colloquial) Clipping of okay.
Alternative forms
Related terms
Noun
kay (plural kays)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
- (colloquial) A kilometer.
- (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
Derived terms
Translations
name of the letter K, k
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See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Etymology 2
Noun
kay (plural kays)
- Dated form of cay.
- 1839, John Purdy, The Colombian Navigator:
- Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.
See also
Anagrams
Afar
Pronunciation
Determiner
káy
See also
Afar possessive determiners
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kay”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Aguacateca
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *chay, Proto-Mayan *kay. [1] Proto-Mayan *kar [2] Cognate with Achi kar , K'iche' kar, Akatek xcay
Pronunciation
Noun
kay
References
- Julia Becker de Richards, Maya' Choltzij: vocabulario comparativo de los idiomas Mayas de Guatemala (2003)
- Ryan Bennett, Mayan Phonology (2015)
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Preposition
kay (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
- (Daet, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
- Synonym: ki
- An kantang ini, para kay papa.
- This song's for (my) father.
- Yaon kay ate an selpon mo.
- Your sister has your cellphone.
Derived terms
See also
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Conjunction
kay (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
Dibabawon Manobo
Conjunction
kay
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Saint Dominican Creole French caze, from French case (“hut, cabin”).
Noun
kay
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
kay
Etymology 3
From French caye, from Spanish cayo (“key”).
Noun
kay
- key (small island)
Derived terms
Related terms
Kalasha
Adverb
kay
Conjunction
kay
Noun
kay
Pronoun
kay
Ladino
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed either from Asturian cai or Catalan call, from Latin callem.
Noun
kay f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קאיי)
Manx
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
kay | chay | gay |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ceó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mapudungun
Conjunction
kay (Raguileo spelling)
Middle English
Noun
kay
- Alternative form of keye (“key”)
Quechua
Determiner
kay
See also
Noun
kay
Declension
declension of kay
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kay | kaykuna |
accusative | kayta | kaykunata |
dative | kayman | kaykunaman |
genitive | kaypa | kaykunap |
locative | kaypi | kaykunapi |
terminative | kaykama | kaykunakama |
ablative | kaymanta | kaykunamanta |
instrumental | kaywan | kaykunawan |
comitative | kaynintin | kaykunantin |
abessive | kayninnaq | kaykunannaq |
comparative | kayhina | kaykunahina |
causative | kayrayku | kaykunarayku |
benefactive | kaypaq | kaykunapaq |
associative | kaypura | kaykunapura |
distributive | kayninka | kaykunanka |
exclusive | kaylla | kaykunalla |
possessive forms of kay
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniy | kayniykuna |
accusative | kayniyta | kayniykunata |
dative | kayniyman | kayniykunaman |
genitive | kayniypa | kayniykunap |
locative | kayniypi | kayniykunapi |
terminative | kayniykama | kayniykunakama |
ablative | kayniymanta | kayniykunamanta |
instrumental | kayniywan | kayniykunawan |
comitative | kayniynintin | kayniykunantin |
abessive | kayniyninnaq | kayniykunannaq |
comparative | kayniyhina | kayniykunahina |
causative | kayniyrayku | kayniykunarayku |
benefactive | kayniypaq | kayniykunapaq |
associative | kayniypura | kayniykunapura |
distributive | kayniyninka | kayniykunanka |
exclusive | kayniylla | kayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniyki | kayniykikuna |
accusative | kayniykita | kayniykikunata |
dative | kayniykiman | kayniykikunaman |
genitive | kayniykipa | kayniykikunap |
locative | kayniykipi | kayniykikunapi |
terminative | kayniykikama | kayniykikunakama |
ablative | kayniykimanta | kayniykikunamanta |
instrumental | kayniykiwan | kayniykikunawan |
comitative | kayniykintin | kayniykikunantin |
abessive | kayniykinnaq | kayniykikunannaq |
comparative | kayniykihina | kayniykikunahina |
causative | kayniykirayku | kayniykikunarayku |
benefactive | kayniykipaq | kayniykikunapaq |
associative | kayniykipura | kayniykikunapura |
distributive | kayniykinka | kayniykikunanka |
exclusive | kayniykilla | kayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kaynin | kayninkuna |
accusative | kayninta | kayninkunata |
dative | kayninman | kayninkunaman |
genitive | kayninpa | kayninkunap |
locative | kayninpi | kayninkunapi |
terminative | kayninkama | kayninkunakama |
ablative | kayninmanta | kayninkunamanta |
instrumental | kayninwan | kayninkunawan |
comitative | kayninintin | kayninkunantin |
abessive | kayninninnaq | kayninkunannaq |
comparative | kayninhina | kayninkunahina |
causative | kayninrayku | kayninkunarayku |
benefactive | kayninpaq | kayninkunapaq |
associative | kayninpura | kayninkunapura |
distributive | kaynininka | kayninkunanka |
exclusive | kayninlla | kayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayninchik | kayninchikkuna |
accusative | kayninchikta | kayninchikkunata |
dative | kayninchikman | kayninchikkunaman |
genitive | kayninchikpa | kayninchikkunap |
locative | kayninchikpi | kayninchikkunapi |
terminative | kayninchikkama | kayninchikkunakama |
ablative | kayninchikmanta | kayninchikkunamanta |
instrumental | kayninchikwan | kayninchikkunawan |
comitative | kayninchiknintin | kayninchikkunantin |
abessive | kayninchikninnaq | kayninchikkunannaq |
comparative | kayninchikhina | kayninchikkunahina |
causative | kayninchikrayku | kayninchikkunarayku |
benefactive | kayninchikpaq | kayninchikkunapaq |
associative | kayninchikpura | kayninchikkunapura |
distributive | kayninchikninka | kayninchikkunanka |
exclusive | kayninchiklla | kayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniyku | kayniykukuna |
accusative | kayniykuta | kayniykukunata |
dative | kayniykuman | kayniykukunaman |
genitive | kayniykupa | kayniykukunap |
locative | kayniykupi | kayniykukunapi |
terminative | kayniykukama | kayniykukunakama |
ablative | kayniykumanta | kayniykukunamanta |
instrumental | kayniykuwan | kayniykukunawan |
comitative | kayniykuntin | kayniykukunantin |
abessive | kayniykunnaq | kayniykukunannaq |
comparative | kayniykuhina | kayniykukunahina |
causative | kayniykurayku | kayniykukunarayku |
benefactive | kayniykupaq | kayniykukunapaq |
associative | kayniykupura | kayniykukunapura |
distributive | kayniykunka | kayniykukunanka |
exclusive | kayniykulla | kayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayniykichik | kayniykichikkuna |
accusative | kayniykichikta | kayniykichikkunata |
dative | kayniykichikman | kayniykichikkunaman |
genitive | kayniykichikpa | kayniykichikkunap |
locative | kayniykichikpi | kayniykichikkunapi |
terminative | kayniykichikkama | kayniykichikkunakama |
ablative | kayniykichikmanta | kayniykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | kayniykichikwan | kayniykichikkunawan |
comitative | kayniykichiknintin | kayniykichikkunantin |
abessive | kayniykichikninnaq | kayniykichikkunannaq |
comparative | kayniykichikhina | kayniykichikkunahina |
causative | kayniykichikrayku | kayniykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | kayniykichikpaq | kayniykichikkunapaq |
associative | kayniykichikpura | kayniykichikkunapura |
distributive | kayniykichikninka | kayniykichikkunanka |
exclusive | kayniykichiklla | kayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kayninku | kayninkukuna |
accusative | kayninkuta | kayninkukunata |
dative | kayninkuman | kayninkukunaman |
genitive | kayninkupa | kayninkukunap |
locative | kayninkupi | kayninkukunapi |
terminative | kayninkukama | kayninkukunakama |
ablative | kayninkumanta | kayninkukunamanta |
instrumental | kayninkuwan | kayninkukunawan |
comitative | kayninkuntin | kayninkukunantin |
abessive | kayninkunnaq | kayninkukunannaq |
comparative | kayninkuhina | kayninkukunahina |
causative | kayninkurayku | kayninkukunarayku |
benefactive | kayninkupaq | kayninkukunapaq |
associative | kayninkupura | kayninkukunapura |
distributive | kayninkunka | kayninkukunanka |
exclusive | kayninkulla | kayninkukunalla |
Pronoun
kay
Declension
declension of kay
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kay | kaykuna |
accusative | kayta | kaykunata |
dative | kayman | kaykunaman |
genitive | kaypa | kaykunap |
locative | kaypi | kaykunapi |
terminative | kaykama | kaykunakama |
ablative | kaymanta | kaykunamanta |
instrumental | kaywan | kaykunawan |
comitative | kaynintin | kaykunantin |
abessive | kayninnaq | kaykunannaq |
comparative | kayhina | kaykunahina |
causative | kayrayku | kaykunarayku |
benefactive | kaypaq | kaykunapaq |
associative | kaypura | kaykunapura |
distributive | kayninka | kaykunanka |
exclusive | kaylla | kaykunalla |
Verb
kay
- to be
- Maqtañam kani.
- I'm already an old person.
- to exist
- An auxiliary verb
- Chaypim puñuq kanki.
- You used to sleep there.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kay
infinitive | kay | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
agentive | kaq | |||||||
present participle | kaspa | |||||||
past participle | kasqa | |||||||
future participle | kana | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
present | kani | kanki | kan | kanchik | kayku | kankichik | kanku | |
past (experienced) |
karqani | karqanki | karqan | karqanchik | karqaniku | karqankichik | karqanku | |
past (reported) |
kasqani | kasqanki | kasqan | kasqanchik | kasqaniku | kasqankichik | kasqanku | |
future | kasaq | kanki | kanqa | kasunchik | kasaqku | kankichik | kanqaku | |
imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
affirmative | kay | kachun | kaychik | kachunku | ||||
negative | ama kaychu |
ama kachunchu |
ama kaychikchu |
ama kachunkuchu |
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaj/ [kaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: kay
Preposition
kay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
- Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
- Ang awiting ito ay para kay Tatay.
- This song is for Father.
- Ibigay mo ito kay Juan.
- Give this to Juan.
Tagalog markers
Adverb
kay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
- how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, admirationor other strong feelings)
- Kay ganda ng tanawin.
- How beautiful is the scenery.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Turkish
Verb
kay
Yapese
Verb
kay
- to eat
Yucatec Maya
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kyar.
Noun
kay (plural kayoʼob)
References
- Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 91: “KAY”
- Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 307: “KAY”
- Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 178: “Pexe. Cay.”
- Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60: “kay”
- Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 45: “CAY, CAYIL: pez, pescado.”
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