กี่

See also: ก, กุ, กู, กู้, ก็, and ก.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กี่ k ī ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	gìi
	Royal Institute	ki
(standard) IPA(key)		/kiː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ (“how many; several”), from Middle Chinese 幾 (MC kj+jX). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ), Ahom 𑜀𑜣 (kī).

Pronoun

กี่ • (gìi)

1. how many, how much (followed by classifier or common noun)

   กี่บาท

   gìi bàat

   How much?

   กี่โมง

   gìi moong

   What time?

2. several, not too many

See also

• เท่าไร (tâo-rai)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 機 (MC kj+j, “loom; machine”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lao ກີ່ (kī), Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Shan ၵီႇ (kìi), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ).

Noun

กี่ • (gìi) (classifier หลัง)

1. loom (weaving machine).
2. bookbinding machine.

Synonyms

• หูก (hùuk)