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ki en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kī.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.

Forms

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Translations (1)

cs dračinka křovitá (plant)

Source: en.wiktionary, “ki” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

ki en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of key (a kilogram)
    alt of key
    • But the buzz wasn't enough, though. It's nothing like the feeling you get with a hundred kis of heroin in the boot of your car. 2006, Graham Johnson, Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-Offs, Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, published 2007, →ISBN, page 93:
    • And that's what I think happened to Joe. Someone who worked for him walked in and asked to buy a ki of heroin and he went, 'I don't do that.' Then a bit later someone else walked in and offered to sell him some a ta stupid price and he went, 'Hang about, I've got a buyer for that.' 2005, Dave Courtney, Dave Courtney's Heroes and Villains, London: Virgin Books, →ISBN, page 113:
    • Hopefully, she would be able to save up just enough to buy her own half a ki of coke. And from there, the sky would be the limit. 2012, Kim K., Rise of an American Gangstress, Bellport, N.Y.: Melodrama Publishing, →ISBN, page 108:

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Source: en.wiktionary, “ki” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

ki en · NOUN · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (UK, alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable) Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).
    alt of kye
    • At sea a special cauldron of 'ki,' prepared by the ship's cook, is sent round action stations in 'fannies' or large pitchers. 1917, The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, volumes 34-35, page 217:
Source: en.wiktionary, “ki” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

ki en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /kiː/

Etymology

From dated romanizations of Mandarin 氣 /气 (qì) without the k-q merger, or from Japanese 気 (ki), both ultimately from the same Middle Chinese origin.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of chi.
    alt of chi
    • If you are calm and relaxed it will be easier for you to accept and use his ki, helping him to reach his goal. In other words, you will redirect his ki or enhance it with your own to bring your attacker down in the direction he was directing his ki. 1983, George A. Kirby, Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art, page 19:

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