की

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Not to be confused with कि.

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit किअउं (kiaüṃ) and Sanskrit कृतं (kṛtaṃ) (perfect participle neuter of कृ (kṛ, “to do”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kiː/
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Postposition

की • (kī) f (Urdu spelling کی)

  1. feminine of का (kā):
    1. of
    2. belonging to
      राम की बेटी ― rām kī beṭī ― Ram's daughter
    3. concerning
    4. made of, consisting of

Verb

की • (kī) (Urdu spelling کی)

  1. inflection of करना (karnā):
    1. feminine singular perfective participle
    2. feminine singular perfect indicative

Marathi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian که (ki). Compare Gujarati કે (ke), Hindi कि (ki), Punjabi ਕਿ (ki) / کہ (kh).

Conjunction

की • (kī)

  1. that
    मला माहीत नव्हते की तू मराठी बोलू शकतोस.
    malā māhīt navhate kī tū marāṭhī bolū śaktos.
    I didn't know that you speak Marathi
    (literally, “I wasn't aware that you can speak Marathi.”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘲𑘽 (kīṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kím, “what, which”). Compare Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Hindi कि (ki), Punjabi ਕੀ (kī), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki).

Particle

की • (kī)

  1. or
    Synonyms: अथवा (athvā), किंवा (kiuvā)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “की”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कीं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कीं”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kím”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Newar

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit कीट (kīṭa)

Pronunciation

Noun

की • (kī) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐎𑐷)

  1. insect
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