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Mandarin
Romanization
kê
- Nonstandard spelling of kê̄.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Muong Bi kiêl.
Noun
(classifier cây, hạt) kê • (嵇, 稽)
- millet
Etymology 2
Cognate with Muong Bi kêl.
Unrelated to Old Chinese 支 (OC *ke) (B-S).
Verb
kê • (計, 计)
- to rest (a part of one's body) on something
- kê chân lên ghế ― to rest one's legs on a chair
- (furniture) to place; to arrange; to put
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 稽.
Verb
kê
- (medicine) to prescribe