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Translingual
Han character
奇 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大一弓口 (KMNR), four-corner 40621, composition ⿱大可)
Derived characters
- 倚, 𠭑, 𠵇, 埼, 婍, 𭓊, 㞆, 崎, 徛, 㥓, 掎, 渏, 猗, 琦, 陭, 旑, 旖, 䐀, 椅, 㱦, 𪸴, 犄, 琦, 𨓾, 畸, 𥇚, 𥏜, 碕, 䄎, 𥟏, 𥺿, 綺(绮), 𦖊, 䗁, 裿, 觭, 䛴, 䝝, 𬥛, 𧼘, 踦, 躸, 輢(𫐎), 錡(锜), 𠔵, 㚡, 䩭, 䭲, 騎(骑), 𩩛, 𩳣, 𩸞, 齮(𬺈), 剞, 𨜅, 攲, 敧, 欹, 㿲, 䫑, 鵸, 𠖏, 寄, 㟢, 䓫, 𩃤, 㢊, 㾨, 𨵤(𬮮)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 250, character 31
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5892
- Dae Jaweon: page 510, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 533, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5947
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 奇
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*kral, *ɡral
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| 畸
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*kral
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| 剞
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*kral, *kralʔ
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| 羇
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*kral
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| 掎
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*kral, *kralʔ, *kʰrals
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| 攲
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*kral, *kralʔ, *kʰral
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| 躸
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*kral
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| 踦
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*kralʔ, *kʰral
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| 寄
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*krals
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| 徛
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*krals, *ɡralʔ
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| 欹
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*kʰral, *qral
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| 崎
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*kʰral, *ɡɯl
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| 觭
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*kʰral, *kʰralʔ
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| 碕
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*kʰral, *kʰralʔ, *ɡral, *ɡɯl
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| 綺
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*kʰralʔ
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| 婍
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*kʰralʔ
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| 騎
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*ɡral, *ɡrals
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| 琦
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*ɡral
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| 鵸
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*ɡral
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| 錡
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*ɡral, *ɡralʔ, *ŋɡralʔ
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| 輢
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*ɡrals, *qralʔ, *qrals
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| 齮
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*ŋɡralʔ
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| 犄
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*qral
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| 猗
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*qral, *qralʔ
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| 椅
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*qral, *qralʔ
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| 旖
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*qral, *qralʔ
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| 陭
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*qral, *qrals
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| 檹
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*qral
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| 漪
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*qral
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| 倚
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*qralʔ, *qrals
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kral, *ɡral) : semantic 大 (“big; great”) + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): qí (qi2)
- (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi2
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kei4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): kei3
- Gan (Wiktionary): qi2
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): khì
- (Hailu, HRS): ki
- (Meixian, Guangdong): ki2
- Jin (Wiktionary): qi1
- Northern Min (KCR): gǐ
- Eastern Min (BUC): gì
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gi2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): kî
- (Teochew, Peng'im): ki5
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ji
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji2
Note: literary.
Note: literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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奇
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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qí
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ gje ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*N-k(r)aj/
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| English
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strange
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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奇
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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9997
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Phonetic
component
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奇
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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竒
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡral/
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Definitions
奇
- strange; odd; weird; unusual
- 奇怪 ― qíguài ― strange
- 奇特 ― qítè ― peculiar
- wonderful; fantastic; remarkable
- 奇跡／奇迹 ― qíjì (M); qíjī (T) ― miracle
- 奇妙 ― qímiào ― fantastic
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- kiă - vernacular;
- kiĕ/ngiă - literary.
Note:
- khia/kha - vernacular;
- ki - literary.
Note:
- kia1 - venacular;
- gi1 - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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奇
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kje ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*(r)aj/
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| English
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odd (number)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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奇
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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9973
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Phonetic
component
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奇
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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羈
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Old
Chinese
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/*kral/
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| Notes
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說文從大可，戴侗從立可聲，
古踦字
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Definitions
奇
- † unsmooth; disadvantageous
- † surplus
- (mathematics) odd
- 奇數／奇数 ― jīshù ― odd number
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min) Classifier for a single one of a pair or a large collection.
- 蜀奇箸 [Eastern Min] ― siŏh-kiă dê̤ṳ / [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― a single chopstick
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
隻 (“(classifier for shoes)”)
Dialectal synonyms of
根 (“(classifier for single chopsticks)”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
奇
- † Alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
奇
- † Alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
奇
(Jōyō kanji)
- strange
Readings
From Middle Chinese 奇 (MC gje); compare Mandarin 奇 (qí):
From Middle Chinese 奇 (MC kje); compare Mandarin 奇 (jī):
From native Japanese roots:
Compounds
See also
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 奇 (MC gje).
Pronunciation
Adjective
奇 • (ki) -na (adnominal 奇な (ki na), adverbial 奇に (ki ni))
- strange
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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奇だろ
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きだろ
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ki daro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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奇で
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きで
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ki de
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| Terminal (終止形)
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奇だ
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きだ
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ki da
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| Attributive (連体形)
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奇な
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きな
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ki na
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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奇なら
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きなら
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ki nara
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| Imperative (命令形)
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奇であれ
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きであれ
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ki de are
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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奇ではない
奇じゃない
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きではない
きじゃない
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ki de wa nai
ki ja nai
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| Informal past
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奇だった
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きだった
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ki datta
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| Informal negative past
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奇ではなかった
奇じゃなかった
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きではなかった
きじゃなかった
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ki de wa nakatta
ki ja nakatta
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| Formal
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奇です
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きです
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ki desu
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| Formal negative
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奇ではありません
奇じゃありません
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きではありません
きじゃありません
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ki de wa arimasen
ki ja arimasen
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| Formal past
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奇でした
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きでした
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ki deshita
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| Formal negative past
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奇ではありませんでした
奇じゃありませんでした
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きではありませんでした
きじゃありませんでした
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ki de wa arimasen deshita
ki ja arimasen deshita
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| Conjunctive
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奇で
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きで
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ki de
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| Conditional
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奇なら（ば）
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きなら（ば）
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ki nara (ba)
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| Provisional
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奇だったら
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きだったら
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ki dattara
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| Volitional
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奇だろう
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きだろう
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ki darō
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| Adverbial
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奇に
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きに
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ki ni
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| Degree
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奇さ
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きさ
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kisa
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| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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奇なら |
きなら |
kinara
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| Continuative (連用形)
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奇に
奇なり |
きに
きなり |
kini
kinari
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| Terminal (終止形)
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奇なり |
きなり |
kinari
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| Attributive (連体形)
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奇なる |
きなる |
kinaru
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| Realis (已然形)
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奇なれ |
きなれ |
kinare
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| Imperative (命令形)
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奇なれ |
きなれ |
kinare
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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奇ならず |
きならず |
kinarazu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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奇なれど |
きなれど |
kinaredo
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| Causal conjunction
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奇なれば |
きなれば |
kinareba
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| Conditional conjunction
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奇ならば |
きならば |
kinaraba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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奇なりき |
きなりき |
kinariki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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奇なりけり |
きなりけり |
kinarikeri
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| Adverbial
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奇に |
きに |
kini
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Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.
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Noun
奇 • (ki)
- strangeness
Derived terms
References
Korean
Etymology 1
Hanja
奇 (eumhun 기이할 기 (giihal gi))
- hanja form? of 기 (“strange, unusual, uncanny, occult”)
Etymology 2
Hanja
奇 (eumhun 의지할 의 (uijihal ui))
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Tày
Adjective
奇 (cả, kỳ)
- Nôm form of cả (“large; elegant”).
字经史共都聀奇- Dử kinh sử cụng đo chức cả
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- Nôm form of kỳ (“strange”).
𱒰帝法奇兵变化- Son đảy phép kỳ binh biến hoá
- Learned the magical power of summoning troops
Pronoun
奇 (cá)
- Nôm form of cá (“you, someone presumably older than me”).
把禿圤𦙟開許奇- Pjá thúc khỏi te̱ khai hẩư cá
- If well, I will sell it to you
References
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Vietnamese
Han character
奇: Hán Nôm readings: kỳ, cả, cơ, kì
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