KY

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Translingual

Etymology

Chosen because other options were already in use by other countries.

Symbol

KY

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Cayman Islands.
    Synonym: CYM (alpha-3)

English

Proper noun

KY

  1. Abbreviation of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America.

Anagrams

Chinese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese K(ケー)Y(ワイ) (kēwai).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

KY

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) to be unable to read the room

Adjective

KY

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) unable to read the room; not reading the room

Etymology 2

Genericized trademark of K-Y Jelly.

Pronunciation

Noun

KY

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) personal lubricant

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

KY (uncountable)

  1. (government) initialism of komisi yudisial (“judicial commission”).

Japanese

Adjective

KY(ケーワイ) • (kēwai) -na (adnominal KY(ケーワイ)な (kēwai na), adverbial KY(ケーワイ)に (kēwai ni))

  1. (Internet slang) Synonym of 空気よめない (kūki yomenai, “unable to read social cues”)

Inflection

Inflection of KY (KY)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) KYだろ ケーワイだろ kēwai daro
Continuative (連用形) KYで ケーワイで kēwai de
Terminal (終止形) KYだ ケーワイだ kēwai da
Attributive (連体形) KYな ケーワイな kēwai na
Hypothetical (仮定形) KYなら ケーワイなら kēwai nara
Imperative (命令形) KYであれ ケーワイであれ kēwai de are
Key constructions
Informal negative KYではない
KYじゃない 		ケーワイではない
ケーワイじゃない 		kēwai de wa nai
kēwai ja nai
Informal past KYだった ケーワイだった kēwai datta
Informal negative past KYではなかった
KYじゃなかった 		ケーワイではなかった
ケーワイじゃなかった 		kēwai de wa nakatta
kēwai ja nakatta
Formal KYです ケーワイです kēwai desu
Formal negative KYではありません
KYじゃありません 		ケーワイではありません
ケーワイじゃありません 		kēwai de wa arimasen
kēwai ja arimasen
Formal past KYでした ケーワイでした kēwai deshita
Formal negative past KYではありませんでした
KYじゃありませんでした 		ケーワイではありませんでした
ケーワイじゃありませんでした 		kēwai de wa arimasen deshita
kēwai ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive KYで ケーワイで kēwai de
Conditional KYなら（ば） ケーワイなら（ば） kēwai nara (ba)
Provisional KYだったら ケーワイだったら kēwai dattara
Volitional KYだろう ケーワイだろう kēwai darō
Adverbial KYに ケーワイに kēwai ni
Degree KYさ ケーワイさ kēwaisa
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