kay
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInterjection
editkay
- (colloquial) Abbreviation of okay.
Alternative forms
editRelated terms
editNoun
editkay (plural kays)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
- (colloquial) A kilometer.
- (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
Derived terms
editTranslations
editname of the letter K, k
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See also
edit- (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
editNoun
editkay (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
editAnagrams
editAfar
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
editkáy
See also
editAfar possessive determiners
References
edit- 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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Mayan *chay, Proto-Mayan *kay. [1] Proto-Mayan *kar [2] Cognate with Achi kar , K'iche' kar, Akatek xcay
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkay
References
edit- Julia Becker de Richards, Maya' Choltzij: vocabulario comparativo de los idiomas Mayas de Guatemala (2003)
- Ryan Bennett, Mayan Phonology (2015)
Bikol Central
editPronunciation
editPreposition
editkay (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
editSee also
editCebuano
editPronunciation
editConjunction
editkay (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)
Dibabawon Manobo
editConjunction
editkay
Haitian Creole
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Saint Dominican Creole French caze, from French case (“hut, cabin”).
Noun
editkay
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editkay
Etymology 3
editFrom French caye, from Spanish cayo (“key”).
Noun
editkay
- key (small island)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editKalasha
editAdverb
editkay
Conjunction
editkay
Noun
editkay
Pronoun
editkay
Ladino
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed either from Asturian cai or Catalan call, from Latin callem.
Noun
editkay f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קאיי)
Manx
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)
- (weather) fog
Mutation
editManx 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
edit- 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
editConjunction
editkay (Raguileo spelling)
Middle English
editNoun
editkay
- Alternative form of keye (“key”)
Quechua
editDeterminer
editkay
See also
editNoun
editkay
Declension
editdeclension 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
editkay
Declension
editdeclension 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
editkay
- to be
- Maqtañam kani.
- I'm already an old person.
- to exist
- An auxiliary verb
- Chaypim puñuq kanki.
- You used to sleep there.
Conjugation
edit 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
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaj/ [kaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: kay
Preposition
editkay (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
editkay (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
editFurther reading
edit- “kay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
editTurkish
editVerb
editkay
Yapese
editVerb
editkay
- to eat
Yucatec Maya
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Mayan *kyar.
Noun
editkay (plural kayoʼob)
References
edit- 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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