kì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of kì – see 記 (“to record; to mark; to note; to keep in mind; remember; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 記).

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(nouns only) kỳ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kì • (淇, 其)

to rub off, to rub out

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旗 (“flag, banner”).

Noun

kì

(only in compounds) flag, banner

Derived terms

Hoa Kì (花旗, “United States of America”)
Hợp chủng quốc Hoa Kì (“United States of America”)
Hợp chúng quốc Hoa Kì (“United States of America”)
kì hạm (旗艦, “flagship”)
kì học (旗學, “vexillology”)
quốc kì (國旗, “national flag”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋 (“chess”).

Noun

kì

(only in compounds) chess

Derived terms

kì phùng địch thủ (棋逢敵手, “worthy opponent”)
kì thủ (棋手, “a board game player”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期 (“period, term”).

Noun

kì

period, term (recurring interval of time)
kì thi ― examination period
- 2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training, Thông tư số 15/2022/TT-BGDĐT‎, điều 9 §2:
  Mỗi môn học được giảng dạy trong 03 (ba) kì.
  Each subject is taught in 03 (three) terms.

Derived terms

chu kì (周期, “period; cycle; interval”)
định kì (定期, “fixed; periodical; regular”)
học kì (學期, “semester”)
kì nghỉ (“holiday; vacation”)
kì vọng (期望, “expectation”)
nhật kì (日期, “date; day”)
sơ kì (初期, “first period; early stage; beginning”)
thời kì (時期, “period of time”)
thường kì (常期, “regular; usual”)

Conjunction

kì

until; till

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

Adjective

kì (diminutive reduplication kì kì)

(colloquial) strange; odd
(colloquial) awkward or tacky

Derived terms

cầu kì (求奇, “picky; fussy”)
hiếu kì (好奇, “curious; inquisitive”)
kì ảo (奇幻, “miraculous”)
kì bí (奇秘)
kì công (奇功, “extraordinary accomplishment”)
kì cục (奇局, “strange; odd; weird”)
kì cựu (奇舊)
kì diệu (奇妙, “wonderful”)
kì khôi (奇詼)
kì lạ (“strange; odd; weird”)
kì quái (奇怪, “bizarre; weird”)
kì quan (奇觀, “a wonder”)
kì tài (奇才)
kì tích (奇跡, “miracle; exploit”)
kì vĩ (奇偉, “grand”)

Etymology 6

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圻.

Noun

kì

a capital city or citadel
an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)
a border [1]

Derived terms

References

“圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]

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[1] “圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]