English Online Dictionary. What means kai? What does kai mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori kai.
Pronunciation
Noun
kai (uncountable)
- (New Zealand, informal) food
- 1995, Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
- Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
- 2003, "RK", Maori TV (on newsgroup nz.general)
- i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai, go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.
- 2003, "Carmen", Is there really a censor in NZ?! (on newsgroup nz.general)
- Got to go now and get some kai.
- 1995, Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
Anagrams
- AKI, KIA, Kia, aik
Estonian
Etymology
From German Kai, from Dutch kaai, from French quai.
Noun
kai (genitive kai, partitive kaid)
- quay
Declension
Faroese
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish kaj, from Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰaiː/
- Rhymes: -aiː
Noun
kai f (genitive singular kaiar, plural kaiir)
- (colloquial) quay
Declension
Synonyms
- bryggja
- atløgubryggja
Finnish
Etymology
Probably shortened from kaiketi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ˣ/, [ˈkɑi̯(ʔ)]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯/, [ˈkɑi̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑi
- Syllabification: kai
Adverb
kai
- probably
- maybe, perhaps
Anagrams
- Aki
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese cair. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kai.
Verb
kai
- to fall
Hausa
Pronoun
kai
- you (2nd person singular pronoun)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tai, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaj/, [ˈkɐj]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [ˈkɛj]
Noun
kai
- sea
- salt water
- seaside, area near the sea, lowlands
- tide, current in the sea
- gravy, sauce, dressing, soup, broth
See also
- wai
- moana
Verb
kai
- (stative) to be insipid, brackish, tasteless
Interjection
kai
- my, how much!; how very! how terrific!
See also
- kainō
- keu
References
- “kai” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Japanese
Romanization
kai
- Rōmaji transcription of かい
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese cair.
Verb
kai
- to fall
Karajá
Pronoun
kai
- you, second-person singular pronoun
Usage notes
- This term is used in both women's and men's speech.
Derived terms
- kaiboho
References
- Michael Dunn, Gender determined dialect variation, in The Expression of Gender (edited by Greville G. Corbett)
- David Lee Fortune, Gramática Karajá: um Estudo Preliminar em Forma Transformacional
Karelian
Adverb
kai
- all
Khumi Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.
Pronoun
kai
- I (first person pronoun singular)
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *koi; compare Old Prussian kāi (“when”), Latvian kâ(i) (“when”), Old Church Slavonic цѣ (cě, “and also, besides”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoi; compare Ancient Greek ποῖ (poî, “whereto”). Perhaps ultimately the locative of Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, kʷis (“question particle”); see kas (“what”). Also, compare with tai (“that”).
Pronunciation
- (conjunction): IPA(key): /kɐɪˑ/
- (particle): IPA(key): /kɐɪ/
Conjunction
kaĩ
- (in relative clauses) when, while, as
Particle
kai (unstressed)
- (in conjunction with interrogative words) some, a certain (suggesting the complement is a known entity, but withheld)
- kai kàs - (a certain) something
- Àš táu kai ką̃ turiù - I have something for you.
- kai kadà - sometimes, in some cases
- kai kàs - (a certain) something
Derived terms
Related terms
- tai
- kas
- kad
- kaip
See also
- kada
- kaž-, nors, bet
References
Mandarin
Romanization
kai
- Nonstandard spelling of kāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of kài.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
kai (passive form kainga)
- to eat (consume)
Noun
kai
- food
Related terms
- kaimoana
Descendants
- → English: kai
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kēi. Cognates include West Frisian kaai.
Noun
kai m (plural kaier)
- (Föhr-Amrum) key
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Noun
kai m or f (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier, definite plural kaiene)
- quay, wharf, dock
Derived terms
- ferjekai, fergekai
- kaikant
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Noun
kai f or m (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier or kaiar, definite plural kaiene or kaiane)
- quay, wharf, dock
Derived terms
- ferjekai
- kaikant
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese cair and Spanish caer and Kabuverdianu kai.
Verb
kai
- to fall
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
kai
- to eat (consume)
Noun
kai
- food
Derived terms
- patia kai
Adverb
kai
- not
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kapsi.
Noun
kai (plural kaakai)
- thigh
Derived terms
- kairam
Etymology 2
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan káídɨ, O'odham kai.
Noun
kai
- seed
Etymology 3
Verb
kai
- preterite of kaayaꞌ
References
- Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)[1], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 100
Sundanese
Romanization
kai
- Romanization of ᮊᮄ
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
kai
- (transitive) to eat (consume)
Noun
kai
- food
See also
- kaikai
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.i/
Noun
kai
- food
Verb
kai
- To eat
Tuvaluan
Adverb
kai
- ever
Zou
Adjective
kai
- askew
- low
Verb
kai
- rise, ascend, go up
- hang
- pull, drag, draw
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf