ke
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Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown, virtually the only native word with initial /k/. The dialectal form eke is probably more conservative, which would point to Proto-Basque *eke(e).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke inan
Declension
[edit]indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | ke | kea | keak |
ergative | kek | keak | keek |
dative | keri | keari | keei |
genitive | keren | kearen | keen |
comitative | kerekin | kearekin | keekin |
causative | kerengatik | kearengatik | keengatik |
benefactive | kerentzat | kearentzat | keentzat |
instrumental | kez | keaz | keez |
inessive | ketan | kean | keetan |
locative | ketako | keko | keetako |
allative | ketara | kera | keetara |
terminative | ketaraino | keraino | keetaraino |
directive | ketarantz | kerantz | keetarantz |
destinative | ketarako | kerako | keetarako |
ablative | ketatik | ketik | keetatik |
partitive | kerik | — | — |
prolative | ketzat | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “ke”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Borôro
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
Chuukese
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ke
- you (singular)
Adjective
[edit]ke
- you are
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Present and past tense | Negative tense | Future | Negative future | Distant future | Negative determinate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First person | ua | use | upwe | usap | upwap | ute |
Second person | ka, ke | kose, kese | kopwe, kepwe | kosap, kesap | kopwap, kepwap | kote, kete | |
Third person | a | ese | epwe | esap | epwap | ete | |
Plural | First person | aua (exclusive) sia (inclusive) |
ause (exclusive) sise (inclusive) |
aupwe (exclusive) sipwe (inclusive) |
ausap (exclusive) sisap (inclusive) |
aupwap (exclusive) sipwap (inclusive) |
aute (exclusive) site (inclusive) |
Second person | oua | ouse | oupwe | ousap | oupwap | oute | |
Third person | ra, re | rese | repwe | resap | repwap | rete |
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]ke
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ke”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ke”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French, Portuguese, Spanish que (“that”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]ke
Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
Anagrams
[edit]Guaraní
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
Verb
[edit]ke
- to sleep
Conjugation
[edit]Haitian Creole
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ke
- (relative, object of relative clause) that
Usage notes
[edit]- This word is often omitted.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
Etymology 3
[edit]Preposition
[edit]ke
Alternative forms
[edit]Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
[edit]Particle
[edit]ke
- (Yavapai) not, negation particle
References
[edit]- Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
Hawaiian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Article
[edit]ke (definite)
Usage notes
[edit]- Modifies words which begin with the letters 'k', 'a', 'e', and 'o'.
Hokkien
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of ke – see 街 (“street; market; fair; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 街). |
For pronunciation and definitions of ke – see 加 (“to add; more”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 加). |
Ido
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Esperanto ke, from French que, Portuguese que, Spanish que, Italian che.
Conjunction
[edit]ke
- that
- Me konocas ke tu volas helpar me.
- I know that you want to help me
Usage notes
[edit]The conjugation can also be used in combination with a preposition to make it a conjugation. See: pro ke, por ke, dum ke, depos ke, and til ke.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke (plural ke-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
See also
[edit]- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, be, ce, che, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, que, re, se, she, te, u, ve, we, xe, ye, ze (Category: io:Latin letter names)
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay ke, from Old Malay ka. For the verb sense, due to the dropping of preceding verb pergi (“to go”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [ˈkə], (colloquially, sometimes before words starting in consonants) [ˈk]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kê
Preposition
[edit]kê
Verb
[edit]ke
- (colloquial) to go
See also
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shorter, written form of che
Pronoun
[edit]ke
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]ke
Kholosi
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Postposition
[edit]ke
- accusative case marker
- dative case marker
References
[edit]- Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran[1], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization
Kongo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *kéè.
Adjective
[edit]-ke
Ladino
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)
- that
- indicating desire or permission (usually used with the subjunctive)
Pronoun
[edit]ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)
Preposition
[edit]ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)
Lutuv
[edit]Pronuncation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
- back (of body)
References
[edit]- Amanda Bohnert, Kelly Harper Berkson, Sui Hnem Par (2022) “Vowel Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures[2], volume 3, number 1
Malay
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Phonetic spelling of -kah in a Johor-Riau accent.
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]ke (Jawi spelling ک)
Suffix
[edit]ke (Jawi spelling ک)
- (informal) used on modal verbs, adverbs, verbs and nouns to form questions
- Boleh ke aku pinjam fon kau?
- Can I borrow your phone?
- Selalu ke cikgu tanya soalan macam tu?
- Is it often that the teacher ask questions like that?
- Abang kau dah beli ke PS5 yang dia kata nak beli tu?
- Has your brother bought the PS5 that he said he was going to buy?
- Kau ke yang dapat markah 100% dekat ujian baru-baru ni tu?
- Are you the one that got a score of a 100% for the recent test?
Usage notes
[edit]Note that unlike -kah, ke isn't written conjoined with a preceding word.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]ke (Jawi spelling ک)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: ke
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ké (plural ke-ke)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (Latin-script letter names) huruf; e, bi, si, di, i, ef, ji, hec, ai, je, ke, el, em, en, o, pi, kiu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dabel yu, eks, way, zed
Mandarin
[edit]Romanization
[edit]ke
- Nonstandard spelling of kē.
- Nonstandard spelling of ké.
- Nonstandard spelling of kě.
- Nonstandard spelling of kè.
- Nonstandard spelling of kê̄.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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.
Mapudungun
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke (Raguileo spelling)
References
[edit]- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Mbyá Guaraní
[edit]Verb
[edit]ke
- to sleep
Conjugation
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ke
Old French
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ke
- Alternative form of que
Conjunction
[edit]ke
- Alternative form of que
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ke
Papiamentu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.
Verb
[edit]ke
Romani
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]ke
Swahili
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]-ke (declinable)
Declension
[edit]Noun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
m-wa class(I/II) | mke | wake |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mke | mike |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | ke | make |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kike | vike |
n class(IX/X) | ke | ke |
u class(XI) | mke | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | pake | |
ku class(XVII) | kuke | |
mu class(XVIII) | muke |
Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈke/ [ˈkɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: ke
Conjunction
[edit]ke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ) (colloquial)
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly from Mandarin 葛 (gé).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkeʔ/ [ˈkɛʔ]
- Rhymes: -eʔ
- Syllabification: ke
Noun
[edit]kê (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ) (botany)
Further reading
[edit]- “ke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tocharian A
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Tocharian B kaiyye.
Noun
[edit]ke
Tocharian B
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to the intensifying suffix -k(ä).
Particle
[edit]ke
- intensifying particle
Further reading
[edit]- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 201
Tooro
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *kéè.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]-ke (declinable)
Usage notes
[edit]When used in the plural, -ke can mean 'few' or 'small number of', in addition to 'small'. Thus, emiti mike can mean 'small trees' or 'a few trees'.
Declension
[edit]Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1/2 | muke | bake | omuke | abake |
3/4 | muke | mike | omuke | emike |
5/6 | like | make | erike | amake |
7/8 | kike | bike | ekike | ebike |
9/10 | nke | nke | enke | enke |
11/10 | ruke | oruke | ||
12/14 | kake | buke | akake | obuke |
13 | tuke | otuke | ||
14/6 | buke | make | obuke | amake |
15/6 | kuke | okuke | ||
16 | hake | ahake |
Related terms
[edit]- -keeha (“to grow small; to contract”)
References
[edit]- Entry 7984 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 358
Turkish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
- The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Xerénte
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ke
References
[edit]- Rinaldo de Mattos, Fonêmica Xerente
Ye'kwana
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]ke
- quotative particle
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ke”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[4], Lyon
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ké
Derived terms
[edit]- akéwì (“oral poet”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ké
Derived terms
[edit]- àáké (“axe”)
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]kè
- (Yagba) Alternative form of kò
- Ìghọn ọlọ́ṣà kè gbe arù rẹ̀ rè ― The thieves did not steal his luggage
Zulu
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]-ke?
- (auxiliary) sometimes, occasionally [with subjunctive]
- Ake akhale.
- Sometimes he cries.
- (auxiliary) ever [with past subjunctive clause]
- Wake wabona ibhubesi?
- Have you ever seen a lion?
Inflection
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]ke
- (that one) dare to, let; indicates threatening [with subjunctive]
- Ke azame-nje!
- Just let him try!
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ke”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ke”
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ke”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ke (3)”
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