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See also: Kei, kēi, kèi, -kei, ke'i, and kei-

Basque

Noun

kei

dative plural of ka

Cornish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəi], /kəj/

Noun

kei m (plural keun)

Alternative form of ki

Mutation

More information unmutated, soft ...

Mutation of *kei*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kei	gei	hei	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Drehu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kei/

Verb

kei

to fall

References

Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch key, keye, from Old Dutch *kei (in toponym keidīk (“Keidijk”)), perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kagi (compare kegel (“cone”)), from Proto-Germanic *kagiz.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

kei m (plural keien, diminutive keitje n)

Derived terms

kei-
kei-interessant
keigaaf
keigezellig
keigoed
keihard
keiig
keikop
keileuk
keimooi
keisteen
keitof
keiveel
puntkei
rolkei
straatkei
vuurkei
zwerfkei

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

kei

Rōmaji transcription of けい
Rōmaji transcription of ケイ

Kambera

Verb

kei

(transitive) to buy
(transitive) to receive

References

Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

Mandarin

Romanization

kei

Nonstandard spelling of kēi.
Nonstandard spelling of kèi.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ke.i/, [kɛ.i]

Particle

kei

at, in (present locative particle)
have; in possession of
like; as

References

“kei” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.