ke

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Contents 1 Anglo-Norman 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronoun 1.3 Conjunction 2 Basque 2.1 Noun 3 Esperanto 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Conjunction 4 Finnish 4.1 Abbreviation 5 Guaraní 5.1 Noun 6 Ido 6.1 Conjunction 7 Indonesian 7.1 Preposition 8 Italian 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronoun 9 Japanese 9.1 Noun 10 Lojban 10.1 Particle 10.1.1 Usage notes 10.1.2 Related terms 11 Mandarin 11.1 Measure word 11.2 Measure word 11.3 Verb 11.4 Pinyin syllable 11.4.1 Usage notes 12 Mapudungun 12.1 Noun 13 Romani 13.1 Conjunction

[edit] Anglo-Norman

[edit] Etymology

Latin quid, quis.

[edit] Pronoun

ke

1. (interrogative) what, who
2. (indefinite) (that) which

[edit] Conjunction

ke

1. that

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Noun

ke

1. smoke

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From French, Spanish que (“‘that’”)

[edit] Conjunction

ke

1. that

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Abbreviation

ke (from keskiviikko)

1. Wednesday

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[edit] Guaraní

[edit] Noun

ke

1. dream

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[edit] Ido

[edit] Conjunction

ke

1. that

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Preposition

ke

1. to

   Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman.

   Yesterday I went to a friend’s home.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Shorter, written form of che

[edit] Pronoun

ke

1. (informal, often in Internet chat or in SMS messages) who; which; what; that; than

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

ke (hiragana け)

1. け: hiragana letter ke
2. ケ: katakana letter ke

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Particle

ke

1. start grouping in a tanru (metaphorical compound word); the group is closed by ke'e

   le pelxu je ke barda finpe ke'e prenu

   “the yellow and large-fish-type of person”, i.e. “the person who is yellow and has got some property of large fishes”

[edit] Usage notes

Compare the above example to this one:

le pelxu je barda finpe prenu

“the person who has some property of fishes which are large and yellow”

[edit] Related terms

• ke'e
• bo

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Measure word

ke (Pinyin ke1, traditional and simplified 棵)

1. a measure word (for trees/plants/etc.)
   • yi-ke dujuanhua

   An azalea (tree).

   • yi-ke pipaguo (shu4)

   A loquat (tree).

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ke (Pinyin ke1, traditional 顆, simplified 颗)

1. a measure word (of things small and roundish)
   • zuijin tamen faxianle yi-ke huixing.

   Recently they have discovered a comet.

[edit] Verb

ke (Pinyin kě, traditional and simplified 可)

1. can; may

[edit] Pinyin syllable

ke

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, kē, ké, kě, or kè.

[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] Mapudungun

[edit] Noun

ke (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. liver

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[edit] Romani

[edit] Conjunction

ke

1. because