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kì

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Hanoi [ki˨˩]Huế [kɪj˦˩]Saigon [kɪj˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
kìfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

kì means to rub off; to rub out.

Chinese characters: 期

Meanings of kì in English

Verb

  1. to rub off, to rub out

Noun

  1. period, term (recurring interval of time)
    • kì thiexamination period
    • kì nghỉholiday period

Adjective

  1. colloquial strange; odd
  2. colloquial awkward or tacky

Conjunction

  1. literary until; till

Noun

  1. a capital city or citadel
  2. an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)

Words with kì

kì cọchu kìđịnh kìhọc kìkì hạnkì vọngnhật kìnhiệm kìsơ kìthai kìthời kìthường kìtrường kìcầu kìdiệu kìhiếu kìkì ảokì bíkì côngkì cụckì dịkì diệukì khôikì lạkì ngộkì quáikì quankì quặckì tàikì thú

Example sentences with kì

  • Anh ấy thuê xe cho kì nghỉ. He rented a car for the holiday.
  • Tôi phải vượt qua kì thi này. I have to pass this exam.
  • Anh ấy đã trượt kì thi đầu vào. He failed the entrance exam.
  • Tôi đang cố học tiếng Thổ Nhĩ Kì. I'm trying to learn Turkish.
  • Tôi không thể đợi để đi trong kì nghỉ. I can't wait to go on a vacation.
  • Cái này trong tiếng Thổ Nhĩ Kì thì nói thế nào? How do you say it in Turkish?
  • DeepL cũng dịch được văn bản tiếng Latin sang tiếng Thổ Nhĩ Kì! DeepL also translates what's written in Latin into Turkish!
  • Bảng chữ cái Thổ Nhĩ Kì có 8 nguyên âm và 21 phụ âm. The Turkish alphabet has 8 vowels and 21 consonants.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, kì could be written as 淇, 其. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare Proto-Katuic *giil ~ *ʔŋgiil (“to rub”) (whence Pacoh kil (“to rub off or against dirt”)).

Frequently asked questions

What does kì mean in English?

kì (verb) means "to rub off; to rub out".

How do you pronounce kì?

IPA: Hanoi [ki˨˩]; Saigon [kɪj˨˩]. Tones: kì — falling tone (huyền).

Is kì a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. kì is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 期.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.