กี่

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See also: ก, กุ, กู, กู้, ก็, and ก.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกี่
k ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboongìi
Royal Instituteki
(standard) IPA(key)/kiː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ (“how many; several”), from Middle Chinese 幾 (MC kj+jX). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ), Ahom 𑜀𑜣 (kī).

Adverb

กี่ • (gìi)

  1. how many, how much (followed by classifier)
    กี่บาท
    gìi bàat
    How much?
    กี่โมง
    gìi moong
    What time?
  2. several, not too many
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 機 (MC kj+j, “loom; machine”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lao ກີ່ (kī), Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Shan ၵီႇ (kìi), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ).

Noun

กี่ • (gìi) (classifier หลัง)

  1. loom (weaving machine).
  2. bookbinding machine.
Synonyms
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