kì

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(nouns only) kỳ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩]

Etymology 1

Verb

kì

to rub off, to rub out

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旗 (“flag, banner”).

Noun

kì

(only in compounds) flag, banner

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋 (“chess”).

Noun

kì

(only in compounds) chess

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期 (“period, term”).

Noun

kì

period, term, date

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