키

키 U+D0A4, 키 HANGUL SYLLABLE KI Composition: ㅋ + ㅣ ← 킣 [U+D0A3] Hangul Syllables 킥 → [U+D0A5]

키킥킦킧킨킩킪 킫킬킭킮킯킰킱 킲킳킴킵킶킷킸 킹킺킻킼킽킾킿
킈 ←	→ 타

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 킈〮 (Yale: khúy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ki
McCune–Reischauer?	k'i
Yale Romanization?	khi

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 키의 / 키에 / 키까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. height of a person or animal

   Synonym: 신장(身長) (sinjang)

   키가 큰 사람 ― kiga keun saram ― tall person (literally, “person whose height is large”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ki
McCune–Reischauer?	k'i
Yale Romanization?	khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. (nautical) rudder or helm (of a boat or ship)

   Synonym: 타(舵) (ta)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 키.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ki
McCune–Reischauer?	k'i
Yale Romanization?	khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. (agriculture) winnowing basket

Derived terms

• 키조개 (kijogae)
• 키질하다 (kijilhada)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English key.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ki
McCune–Reischauer?	k'i
Yale Romanization?	khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. key (generally electronic)

   Synonym: (in general) 열쇠 (yeolsoe)

2. key (on the keyboard of a computer)

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ki
McCune–Reischauer?	k'i
Yale Romanization?	khi

Noun

키 • (ki)

1. chi (name of the Greek, Ancient Greek letter χ)

Coordinate terms

• Greek script letter names: 알파 (alpa) · 베타 (beta) · 감마 (gamma) · 델타 (delta) · 엡실론 (epsillon) · 제타 (jeta) · 에타 (eta) · 테타 (teta) · 요타 (yota) · 카파 (kapa) · 람다 (ramda) · 뮤 (myu) · 뉴 (nyu) · 크시 (keusi) · 오미크론 (omikeuron) · 파이 (pai) · 로 (ro) · 시그마 (sigeuma) · 타우 (tau) · 입실론 (ipsillon) · 피 (pi) · 키 (ki) · 프시 (peusi) · 오메가 (omega) ^[edit]