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See also: Kay, käy, kāy-, k’ay, and 'kay

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology 1

From Latin ka.

Noun

kay (plural kays)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
  2. (colloquial) A kilometer.
  3. (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
Derived terms
Translations
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

kay (plural kays)

  1. Dated form of cay.
    • 1839, John Purdy, The Colombian Navigator:
      Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.

See also

Etymology 3

Interjection

kay

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of okay.
Alternative forms

Anagrams

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaj/
  • Hyphenation: kay

Determiner

káy

  1. his

See also

Afar possessive determiners
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f
Personal Singular yi ku kay tet
Plural ni sin ken
Reflexive Singular inní isí
Plural ninní isinní, sinní

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kay”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Aguacateca

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *chay, Proto-Mayan *kay. [1] Proto-Mayan *kar [2] Cognate with Achi kar , K'iche' kar, Akatek xcay

Pronunciation

Noun

kay

  1. fish

References

  • Julia Becker de Richards, Maya' Choltzij: vocabulario comparativo de los idiomas Mayas de Guatemala (2003)
  • Ryan Bennett, Mayan Phonology (2015)
  1. ^ Preliminary Classic Maya ‐ English, English ‐ Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings by Erik Boot 
  2. ^ Introduction to "A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary"by Terrence Kaufman
  3. ^ talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu/awakateko/fish

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Preposition

kay (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. (Daet, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
    Synonym: ki
    An kantang ini, para kay papa.
    This song's for (my) father.
    Yaon kay ate an selpon mo.
    Your sister has your cellphone.

Derived terms

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kay (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. because
    Synonym: tungod

Dibabawon Manobo

Conjunction

kay

  1. because

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Saint Dominican Creole French caze, from French case (“hut, cabin”).

Noun

kay

  1. house
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French caille (“quail”)

Noun

kay

  1. quail

Etymology 3

From French caye, from Spanish cayo (“key”).

Noun

kay

  1. key (small island)
Derived terms

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: kay

Determiner

kay (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜬ᜴)

  1. his; her; its
    Synonym: kanya
    kay kadaka ― his/her/its size/bigness
    kay balay ― his/her/its house
    Kay irong kay kaaba!
    His nose, how long!
  2. (by extension) their
    Synonym: kanda

Pronoun

kay (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜬ᜴)

  1. by him; by her; by it
    Synonym: kanya
    Kay binuwat.
    It was done by him.
  2. of him; of her; of it
    Synonym: kanya
  3. (by extension) by them
    Synonym: kanda
  4. (by extension) of them
    Synonym: kanda

See also

Adverb

kay (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜬ᜴)

  1. how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, admiration or other strong feelings)
    Kay kadaka!
    How big!
    Kay irong kay kaaba!
    His nose, how long!

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 146

Kalasha

Adverb

kay

  1. when

Conjunction

kay

  1. when

Noun

kay

  1. when

Pronoun

kay

  1. when

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed either from Asturian cai or Catalan call, from Latin callem.

Noun

kay f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קאיי)

  1. (Balkan) street
    Synonym: kaleja

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish céo (“mist”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)

  1. (weather) fog, mist

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
kay chay gay
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Mapudungun

Conjunction

kay (Raguileo spelling)

  1. and

Middle English

Noun

kay

  1. Alternative form of keye (“key”)

Quechua

Determiner

kay

  1. this

See also

Noun

kay

  1. being, essence

Declension

declension of kay
singular plural
nominative kay kaykuna
accusative kayta kaykunata
dative kayman kaykunaman
genitive kaypa kaykunap
locative kaypi kaykunapi
terminative kaykama kaykunakama
ablative kaymanta kaykunamanta
instrumental kaywan kaykunawan
comitative kaynintin kaykunantin
abessive kayninnaq kaykunannaq
comparative kayhina kaykunahina
causative kayrayku kaykunarayku
benefactive kaypaq kaykunapaq
associative kaypura kaykunapura
distributive kayninka kaykunanka
exclusive kaylla kaykunalla
possessive forms of kay
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative kayniy kayniykuna
accusative kayniyta kayniykunata
dative kayniyman kayniykunaman
genitive kayniypa kayniykunap
locative kayniypi kayniykunapi
terminative kayniykama kayniykunakama
ablative kayniymanta kayniykunamanta
instrumental kayniywan kayniykunawan
comitative kayniynintin kayniykunantin
abessive kayniyninnaq kayniykunannaq
comparative kayniyhina kayniykunahina
causative kayniyrayku kayniykunarayku
benefactive kayniypaq kayniykunapaq
associative kayniypura kayniykunapura
distributive kayniyninka kayniykunanka
exclusive kayniylla kayniykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative kayniyki kayniykikuna
accusative kayniykita kayniykikunata
dative kayniykiman kayniykikunaman
genitive kayniykipa kayniykikunap
locative kayniykipi kayniykikunapi
terminative kayniykikama kayniykikunakama
ablative kayniykimanta kayniykikunamanta
instrumental kayniykiwan kayniykikunawan
comitative kayniykintin kayniykikunantin
abessive kayniykinnaq kayniykikunannaq
comparative kayniykihina kayniykikunahina
causative kayniykirayku kayniykikunarayku
benefactive kayniykipaq kayniykikunapaq
associative kayniykipura kayniykikunapura
distributive kayniykinka kayniykikunanka
exclusive kayniykilla kayniykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative kaynin kayninkuna
accusative kayninta kayninkunata
dative kayninman kayninkunaman
genitive kayninpa kayninkunap
locative kayninpi kayninkunapi
terminative kayninkama kayninkunakama
ablative kayninmanta kayninkunamanta
instrumental kayninwan kayninkunawan
comitative kayninintin kayninkunantin
abessive kayninninnaq kayninkunannaq
comparative kayninhina kayninkunahina
causative kayninrayku kayninkunarayku
benefactive kayninpaq kayninkunapaq
associative kayninpura kayninkunapura
distributive kaynininka kayninkunanka
exclusive kayninlla kayninkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative kayninchik kayninchikkuna
accusative kayninchikta kayninchikkunata
dative kayninchikman kayninchikkunaman
genitive kayninchikpa kayninchikkunap
locative kayninchikpi kayninchikkunapi
terminative kayninchikkama kayninchikkunakama
ablative kayninchikmanta kayninchikkunamanta
instrumental kayninchikwan kayninchikkunawan
comitative kayninchiknintin kayninchikkunantin
abessive kayninchikninnaq kayninchikkunannaq
comparative kayninchikhina kayninchikkunahina
causative kayninchikrayku kayninchikkunarayku
benefactive kayninchikpaq kayninchikkunapaq
associative kayninchikpura kayninchikkunapura
distributive kayninchikninka kayninchikkunanka
exclusive kayninchiklla kayninchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative kayniyku kayniykukuna
accusative kayniykuta kayniykukunata
dative kayniykuman kayniykukunaman
genitive kayniykupa kayniykukunap
locative kayniykupi kayniykukunapi
terminative kayniykukama kayniykukunakama
ablative kayniykumanta kayniykukunamanta
instrumental kayniykuwan kayniykukunawan
comitative kayniykuntin kayniykukunantin
abessive kayniykunnaq kayniykukunannaq
comparative kayniykuhina kayniykukunahina
causative kayniykurayku kayniykukunarayku
benefactive kayniykupaq kayniykukunapaq
associative kayniykupura kayniykukunapura
distributive kayniykunka kayniykukunanka
exclusive kayniykulla kayniykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative kayniykichik kayniykichikkuna
accusative kayniykichikta kayniykichikkunata
dative kayniykichikman kayniykichikkunaman
genitive kayniykichikpa kayniykichikkunap
locative kayniykichikpi kayniykichikkunapi
terminative kayniykichikkama kayniykichikkunakama
ablative kayniykichikmanta kayniykichikkunamanta
instrumental kayniykichikwan kayniykichikkunawan
comitative kayniykichiknintin kayniykichikkunantin
abessive kayniykichikninnaq kayniykichikkunannaq
comparative kayniykichikhina kayniykichikkunahina
causative kayniykichikrayku kayniykichikkunarayku
benefactive kayniykichikpaq kayniykichikkunapaq
associative kayniykichikpura kayniykichikkunapura
distributive kayniykichikninka kayniykichikkunanka
exclusive kayniykichiklla kayniykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative kayninku kayninkukuna
accusative kayninkuta kayninkukunata
dative kayninkuman kayninkukunaman
genitive kayninkupa kayninkukunap
locative kayninkupi kayninkukunapi
terminative kayninkukama kayninkukunakama
ablative kayninkumanta kayninkukunamanta
instrumental kayninkuwan kayninkukunawan
comitative kayninkuntin kayninkukunantin
abessive kayninkunnaq kayninkukunannaq
comparative kayninkuhina kayninkukunahina
causative kayninkurayku kayninkukunarayku
benefactive kayninkupaq kayninkukunapaq
associative kayninkupura kayninkukunapura
distributive kayninkunka kayninkukunanka
exclusive kayninkulla kayninkukunalla

Pronoun

kay

  1. this

Declension

declension of kay
singular plural
nominative kay kaykuna
accusative kayta kaykunata
dative kayman kaykunaman
genitive kaypa kaykunap
locative kaypi kaykunapi
terminative kaykama kaykunakama
ablative kaymanta kaykunamanta
instrumental kaywan kaykunawan
comitative kaynintin kaykunantin
abessive kayninnaq kaykunannaq
comparative kayhina kaykunahina
causative kayrayku kaykunarayku
benefactive kaypaq kaykunapaq
associative kaypura kaykunapura
distributive kayninka kaykunanka
exclusive kaylla kaykunalla

Verb

kay

  1. to be
    Maqtañam kani.
    I'm already an old person.
  2. to exist
  3. An auxiliary verb
    Chaypim puñuq kanki.
    You used to sleep there.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of kay
infinitive kay
agentive kaq
present participle kaspa
past participle kasqa
future participle kana
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
indicative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present kani kanki kan kanchik kayku
kaniku1 		kankichik kanku
past
(experienced) 		karqani karqanki karqan karqanchik karqayku
karqaniku 		karqankichik karqanku
past
(reported) 		kasqani kasqanki kasqan kasqanchik kasqayku
kasqaniku 		kasqankichik kasqanku
future kasaq kanki kanqa kasunchik kasaqku kankichik kanqaku
imperative — qam pay ñuqanchik — qamkuna paykuna
affirmative kay kachun kasun2
kasunchik 		kaychik kachunku
negative ama
kaychu 		ama
kachunchu 		ama kasunchu
ama kasunchikchu 		ama
kaychikchu 		ama
kachunkuchu
1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Preposition

kay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns
    Ang awiting ito ay para kay Tatay.
    This song is for Father.
    Ibigay mo ito kay Juan.
    Give this to Juan.
Tagalog markers
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
Common Singular ang ng sa
Plural ang mga ng mga sa mga
Personal Singular si ni kay
Plural / Polite sina nina kina

Adverb

kay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, admirationor other strong feelings)
    Kay ganda ng tanawin.
    How beautiful is the scenery.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Turkish

Verb

kay

  1. second-person singular imperative of kaymak

Yapese

Verb

kay

  1. to eat

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kyar.

Noun

kay (plural kayoʼob)

  1. fish

References

  • Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 91: “KAY”
  • Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 307: “KAY”
  • Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 178: “Pexe. Cay.”
  • Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60: “kay”
  • Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 45: “CAY, CAYIL: pez, pescado.”
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