kay

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology 1

From Latin ka.

Interjection

kay

1. (colloquial) Abbreviation of okay.

Alternative forms

• 'kay

Related terms

• m'kay, mkay, mm-kay, mmm-kay

Noun

kay (plural kays)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K.
2. (colloquial) A kilometer.
3. (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).

Derived terms

• (letter): okay, kayo

 

Translations

name of the letter K, k

• Arabic: كَاي m (kay), كَاي m (kāy), كِيه m (kīh), كِي (ar) m (kī), كِي (ar) m (key), كَا m (kā)
• Bengali: কে (bn) (ke)
• Burmese: ကေ (my) (ke)
• Catalan: ca (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists)

• Danish: kå n
• Dutch: kaa
• Esperanto: ko (eo)
• Faroese: ká n
• Finnish: koo (fi)
• French: ka (fr) m
• Galician: ka (gl) m
• German: Ka
• Greek: κέι n (kéi)
• Hawaiian: kē
• Hebrew: קֵי (he) f (key)
• Hindi: के (hi) (ke)
• Icelandic: ká
• Ido: ke (io)
• Indonesian: ka (id)
• Irish: cá
• Italian: cappa (it) f
• Japanese: ケイ (ja) (kei)
• Korean: 케이 (kei)
• Latin: kā (la)
• Malay: ke (ms)
• Marathi: के (ke)
• Persian: کا (fa) (kâ)
• Polish: ka (pl) n
• Portuguese: cá (pt) m (Brazil), capa (pt) m (Portugal)
• Russian: кэй (ru) n (kɛj) (English), ка (ru) n (ka)
• Spanish: ka (es) f
• Swedish: kå n
• Tagalog: key (tl), ka (tl) (Abakada)
• Thai: เค (th) (kee)
• Turkish: ke (tr)
• Vietnamese: ca (vi)
• Welsh: ce f

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed

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

• kay-fabe

Anagrams

• kya, yak

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaj/, [ˈkʌj]
• 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)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Aguacateca

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/

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)

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/, [kaɪ̯]

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

• kay isay
• kay sa
• kay siisay

 

See also

• kan
• nin

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaj/, [ˈkaɪ̯]

Conjunction

kay (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌ᜔)

1. because

   Synonym: tungod

Dibabawon Manobo

Conjunction

kay

1. because

Haitian Creole

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/

Noun

kay

1. house

Etymology 2

From French caille (“quail”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/

Noun

kay

1. quail

Kalasha

Adverb

kay

1. when

Conjunction

kay

1. when

Noun

kay

1. when

Pronoun

kay

1. when

Ladino

Alternative forms

• cay

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

• IPA^(key): /kʲeː/

Noun

kay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)

1. (weather) fog

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

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ceó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mapudungun

Conjunction

kay (Raguileo spelling)

1. and

Middle English

Noun

kay

1. Alternative form of keye (“key”)

Quechua

Determiner

kay

1. this

See also

• chay
• haqay

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	kankichik	kanku
	past (experienced)	karqani	karqanki	karqan	karqanchik	karqaniku	karqankichik	karqanku
	past (reported)	kasqani	kasqanki	kasqan	kasqanchik	kasqaniku	kasqankichik	kasqanku
	future	kasaq	kanki	kanqa	kasunchik	kasaqku	kankichik	kanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	—	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative		kay	kachun			kaychik	kachunku
	negative		ama kaychu	ama kachunchu			ama kaychikchu	ama kachunkuchu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/, [kaɪ̯]

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

• kay sa

 

Further reading

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

Turkish

Verb

kay

1. second-person singular imperative of kaymak

Yapese

Verb

kay

1. to eat

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

• cay (obsolete)

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.”