kai

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Contents 1 Estonian 1.1 Noun 2 Finnish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adverb 3 Hawaiian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 See also 4 Japanese 4.1 Noun 4.2 Particle 4.2.1 Usage notes 5 Mandarin 5.1 Pinyin syllable 5.1.1 Usage notes 6 Maori 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 6.3 Verb 6.3.1 Related terms 7 Norwegian 7.1 Noun 8 Tok Pisin 8.1 Verb 8.2 Noun

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

kai

1. quay

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [kɑi]
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Hyphenation: kai

[edit] Adverb

kai

1. probably
2. maybe, perhaps

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Etymology

Originally tai

[edit] Noun

kai

1. salt water

[edit] See also

• wai (fresh water)
• moana, ocean

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

kai (hiragana かい)

1. 貝: shell
2. 階: story, floor
3. 界: world

[edit] Particle

kai (hiragana かい)

1. かい: (familiar) marks a non-rhetorical question, which expects a 'yes' or a 'no' answer, a variant of question particle か (“‘ka’”)

   元気かい？

   げんきかい？

   Genki kai?

   Are you fine?

   あの女の子に気があるのかい。

   あのおんなのこにきがあるのかい。

   Ano onna no ko ni ki ga aru no kai?

   Are you interested in that girl?

   彼はもう来たかい？

   かれはもうきたかい？

   Kare wa mō kita kai?

   Has he come yet?

   本当にできるのかい？

   ほんとうにできるのかい？

   Hontō ni dekiru no kai?

   Can you really do it?

[edit] Usage notes

• The question marker かい (“‘kai’”) is sometimes written as かえ (“‘kae’”), but it's less common.

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

kai

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, kāi, kǎi, or kài.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Maori

[edit] Etymology

Common Oceanian, compare Indonesian makan

[edit] Noun

kai

1. food

[edit] Verb

kai (used in the form kai-nga)

1. to eat

[edit] Related terms

• kaimoana (seafood)

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

kai

1. dock

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[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Verb

kaikai (transitive, though it lacks -im)

1. to eat

[edit] Noun

kai

1. food