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ki

/kiː/

ki noun: a plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti. Also the alternative form of key.

Noun (1)

ki (countable and uncountable, plural kis)

  1. A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ki

Ki

  1. (Sumerian religion) In Sumerian mythology, the earth goddess and chief consort of the sky god, Anu.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ki

Ki

  1. Synonym of Amto (“a Papuan language”).
    Synonyms:
    Amto, Siafli, Siawi

Proper noun (3) capitalized: KI

KI

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of East Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.

Noun (2) capitalized: kI

kI

  1. (sometimes called ch'i) A term indicating intrinsic energy; usually associated with martial art – karate, judo, aikido, etc. – practitioners who consider ki important to performing at the highest level.

Also used as

ki is also the alternative form of key.

ki is also the alternative form of kye.

ki is also the alternative form of chi.

ki meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada

ki in Tamil

கீ

ki in Telugu

కి

ki in Malayalam

കി

ki in Kannada

ಕಿ
More languagesFewer languages
ki in Gujarati
કિ

Synonyms of ki

Forms of ki

pluralkis

Plural of ki: kis

Origin of ki

Borrowed from Hawaiian kī.

From dated romanizations of Mandarin 氣 /气 (qì) without the k-q merger, or from Japanese 気 (ki), both ultimately from the same Middle Chinese origin.

From 氣, 気.

Phrases with ki

Words that rhyme with ki

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about ki

What does ki mean?
Ki means a plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.
What is ki in Tamil?
Ki in Tamil is கீ. See Ki meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ki?
Ki can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ki?
Ki is pronounced /kiː/.
What is the plural of ki?
The plural of ki is kis.

Words near ki in the dictionary

  1. khène
  2. khènes
  3. Khövsgöl
  4. Khövsgöl Nuur
  5. Khūzestān
  6. ki
  7. ki-ki
  8. ki-yi
  9. ki-yi'd
  10. ki-yied
  11. ki-yiing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ki (page history and authors); Ki (page history and authors); KI (page history and authors); kI (page history and authors); ki (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ki (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ki (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ki (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ki (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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