की

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit कृतं (kṛtaṃ) (perfect participle neuter of कृ (kṛ, “to do”)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kiː/

Postposition

की • (kī) (Urdu spelling کی)

1. of
2. belonging to

   राम की बेटी

   rām kī beṭī

   Ram's daughter

3. concerning
4. made of, consisting of

Inflection

• का (kā) (masculine)
• के (ke) (plural)

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Marathi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian که (ke). Compare Gujarati કે (ke), Hindi कि (ki), Punjabi ਕਿ (ki) / کہ (kh).

Conjunction

की • (kī)

1. that

   मला माहीत नव्हते की तू मराठी बोलू शकतोस.

   malā māhīt navhate kī tū marāṭhī bolū śaktos.

   I didn't know that you speak Marathi

   (literally, “I wasn't aware that you can speak Marathi.”)

Etymology 2

From Old Marathi 𑘎𑘲𑘽 (kīṃ), from , , from Sanskrit किम् (kím, “what, which”). Compare Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Hindi कि (ki), Punjabi ਕੀ (kī), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki).

Particle

की • (kī)

1. or

   Synonyms: अथवा (athvā), किंवा (kiuvā)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “की”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कीं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कीं”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kím”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Newar

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit कीट (kīṭa)

Noun

की • (kī)

1. insect