كی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• گی (gey)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ked, *ged (“very, extremely”).

Adjective

كی • (key)

1. large, great

Adverb

كی • (key)

1. properly, completely
2. very, many
   • 14th ce., Hoca Mesud, Süheyl ü Nevbahar:

     سزرون که گلمدگینك اوجی بو طورور ایچه‌مز کی اوكوش سوجی

     Sézerven ki gelmedüginüŋ ucı - Bu durur içemez key öküş süci

     I assume the reason why he didn’t come is that he can not drink a lot of wine.

Determiner

كی • (key)

1. quite a few, a fair number of

Synonyms

• پك (pek)

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1608