kye

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English ky, kye, from Old English cȳ (“cows”), plural of cū (“cow”). Cognate with Dutch koeien (“cows”), German Kühe (“cows”), Danish køer (“cows”), Icelandic kýr (“cows”). More at cow.

Noun

kye

1. (archaic or dialectal) Plural form of cow.
   • 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 23:

     devil the move would the factor at Meikle House make to […] mend the roof of the byre that leaked like a sieve on the head of Mistress Munro when she milked the kye on a stormy night.

Etymology 2

From Korean.

Noun

kye (plural kyes)

1. A Korean fundraising meeting.

Anagrams

• key

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Scots

Etymology 1

From Old English cȳ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kae/

Noun

kye

1. Plural form of coo

Derived terms

• kye booties

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʌj/

Noun

kye (plural kyes)

1. (South Scots) a key