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See also: Käki, käki, Kaki, kākī, kaķi, and kaķī

English

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Pronunciation

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A kaki (Japanese persimmon) fruit, whole and halved

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki).

Noun

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kaki (plural kakis)

  1. a persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
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Etymology 2

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From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). Unrelated to Hokkien and Teochew 家己人 (ka-kī-lâng / ga1 gi7 nang5, “one of us”).

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Noun

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kaki (plural kakis)

  1. (Singlish) A close friend, or group of friends.
    • 2000, Dennis Wee, Sylvia Fong, Making Luck with Your Hands, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore, page 59:
      My usual mahjong kaki.
    • 2000 July 2, Yeow Kai Chai, The Sunday Times (Sunday Plus), quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, page 5:
      He has his posse of stylist-kakis.
    • 2023, Narayanan Ganapathy, quoting an Omega gang member, Gangs and Minorities in Singapore: Masculinity, Marginalization and Resistance, Bristol University Press, →ISBN, page 127:
      That’s why gang members always move as a group, because when your group is big … when your enemy sees you with many kakis [peers], they will also think want to attack you or not […]

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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kaki

  1. Misspelling of khaki.

Anagrams

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaki/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Noun

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kaki

  1. leg
  2. (anatomy) foot
  3. foot (unit of measure)

Synonyms

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  • (part of the body): batis

Czech

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Kaki

Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

Noun

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kaki n (indeclinable)

  1. persimmon fruit
    Synonyms: tomel, churma

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κᾰκκᾰ́ω (kakkáō), Italian cacare, German kacken, English cack, Polish kakać, Russian какать (kakatʹ), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkaki]
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Verb

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kaki (present kakas, past kakis, future kakos, conditional kakus, volitive kaku)

  1. (informal) to defecate, poop
    Synonym: feki

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kaki
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense kakas kakis kakos
active participle kakanta kakantaj kakinta kakintaj kakonta kakontaj
acc. kakantan kakantajn kakintan kakintajn kakontan kakontajn
nominal active participle kakanto kakantoj kakinto kakintoj kakonto kakontoj
acc. kakanton kakantojn kakinton kakintojn kakonton kakontojn
adverbial active participle kakante kakinte kakonte
infinitive kaki imperative kaku conditional kakus

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑki/, [ˈkɑ̝k̟i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑki
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧ki

Etymology 1

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Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

Noun

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kaki

  1. persimmon
Declension
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Inflection of kaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kaki kakit
genitive kakin kakien
partitive kakia kakeja
illative kakiin kakeihin
singular plural
nominative kaki kakit
accusative nom. kaki kakit
gen. kakin
genitive kakin kakien
partitive kakia kakeja
inessive kakissa kakeissa
elative kakista kakeista
illative kakiin kakeihin
adessive kakilla kakeilla
ablative kakilta kakeilta
allative kakille kakeille
essive kakina kakeina
translative kakiksi kakeiksi
abessive kakitta kakeitta
instructive — kakein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kakini kakini
accusative nom. kakini kakini
gen. kakini
genitive kakini kakieni
partitive kakiani kakejani
inessive kakissani kakeissani
elative kakistani kakeistani
illative kakiini kakeihini
adessive kakillani kakeillani
ablative kakiltani kakeiltani
allative kakilleni kakeilleni
essive kakinani kakeinani
translative kakikseni kakeikseni
abessive kakittani kakeittani
instructive — —
comitative — kakeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kakisi kakisi
accusative nom. kakisi kakisi
gen. kakisi
genitive kakisi kakiesi
partitive kakiasi kakejasi
inessive kakissasi kakeissasi
elative kakistasi kakeistasi
illative kakiisi kakeihisi
adessive kakillasi kakeillasi
ablative kakiltasi kakeiltasi
allative kakillesi kakeillesi
essive kakinasi kakeinasi
translative kakiksesi kakeiksesi
abessive kakittasi kakeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kakeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kakimme kakimme
accusative nom. kakimme kakimme
gen. kakimme
genitive kakimme kakiemme
partitive kakiamme kakejamme
inessive kakissamme kakeissamme
elative kakistamme kakeistamme
illative kakiimme kakeihimme
adessive kakillamme kakeillamme
ablative kakiltamme kakeiltamme
allative kakillemme kakeillemme
essive kakinamme kakeinamme
translative kakiksemme kakeiksemme
abessive kakittamme kakeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kakeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kakinne kakinne
accusative nom. kakinne kakinne
gen. kakinne
genitive kakinne kakienne
partitive kakianne kakejanne
inessive kakissanne kakeissanne
elative kakistanne kakeistanne
illative kakiinne kakeihinne
adessive kakillanne kakeillanne
ablative kakiltanne kakeiltanne
allative kakillenne kakeillenne
essive kakinanne kakeinanne
translative kakiksenne kakeiksenne
abessive kakittanne kakeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kakeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kakinsa kakinsa
accusative nom. kakinsa kakinsa
gen. kakinsa
genitive kakinsa kakiensa
partitive kakiaan
kakiansa 		kakejaan
kakejansa
inessive kakissaan
kakissansa 		kakeissaan
kakeissansa
elative kakistaan
kakistansa 		kakeistaan
kakeistansa
illative kakiinsa kakeihinsa
adessive kakillaan
kakillansa 		kakeillaan
kakeillansa
ablative kakiltaan
kakiltansa 		kakeiltaan
kakeiltansa
allative kakilleen
kakillensa 		kakeilleen
kakeillensa
essive kakinaan
kakinansa 		kakeinaan
kakeinansa
translative kakikseen
kakiksensa 		kakeikseen
kakeiksensa
abessive kakittaan
kakittansa 		kakeittaan
kakeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kakeineen
kakeinensa
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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kaki

  1. inflection of kakkia:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki); brought over from Japan in the nineteenth century.

Noun

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kaki m (plural kakis)

  1. persimmon, Sharon fruit
  2. a persimmon tree

Etymology 2

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Spelling evolved from khaki which was brought into French usage from the English, Hindu, Urdu and Persian word.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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kaki m or f (plural kakis)

  1. the colour khaki

Adjective

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kaki (plural kakis)

  1. of the colour khaki

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English khaki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Adjective

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kaki (indeclinable)

  1. khaki (color)

References

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  • “kaki” in Duden online
  • “kaki” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Clipping and -i diminutive of kaka (“excrement”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒki]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki
  • Rhymes: -ki

Noun

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kaki (plural kakik)

  1. (informal, often childish) poo, poop (feces)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kaki kakik
accusative kakit kakikat
dative kakinak kakiknak
instrumental kakival kakikkal
causal-final kakiért kakikért
translative kakivá kakikká
terminative kakiig kakikig
essive-formal kakiként kakikként
essive-modal — —
inessive kakiban kakikban
superessive kakin kakikon
adessive kakinál kakiknál
illative kakiba kakikba
sublative kakira kakikra
allative kakihoz kakikhoz
elative kakiból kakikból
delative kakiról kakikról
ablative kakitól kakiktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		kakié kakiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		kakiéi kakikéi
Possessive forms of kaki
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kakim kakijaim (or kakiim)
2nd person sing. kakid kakijaid (or kakiid)
3rd person sing. kakija kakijai (or kakii)
1st person plural kakink kakijaink (or kakiink)
2nd person plural kakitok kakijaitok (or kakiitok)
3rd person plural kakijuk kakijaik (or kakiik)

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References

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  1. ^ kaki in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • (feces): kaki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (alternative form of khaki): kaki , redirecting to khaki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

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Iban

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kaki.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaki

  1. (anatomy) leg; foot

References

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  • Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎[2], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkä.ki/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ki

Etymology 1

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From Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay).

Noun

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kaki (plural kaki-kaki)

  1. foot:
    1. (anatomy) a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
    2. a short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
      kaki meja ― table leg
    3. the base or bottom of anything.
      kaki bukit ― foothill
    4. a unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  2. (anatomy) leg
Synonyms
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Classifier

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kaki

  1. classifier for umbrella
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

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kaki (uncountable)

  1. grandfather.
    Synonyms: aki, kakek

Etymology 3

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From Japanese 柿(かき) (kaki, “persimmon”).

Noun

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kaki (uncountable)

  1. persimmon.
    Synonyms: kesemek, persimon

Etymology 4

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From Dutch kaki (“khaki”), from Hindi ख़ाकी (xākī) / Urdu خاکی (xākī), from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).

Noun

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kaki (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of khaki.

Further reading

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Italian

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Adjective

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kaki (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of cachi

Noun

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kaki m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of cachi

Japanese

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Romanization

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kaki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かき
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カキ

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kakъ.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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kaki

  1. what?, what kind of?, what sort of?

Declension

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Declension of kaki
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative kaki kaka kake kakej kake
Genitive kakego kakeje kakego kakeju kakich
Dative kakemu kakej kakemu kakima kakim
Accusative kaki
kakego (animate) 		kaku kake kakej
kakeju (animate) 		kake
kakich (optional animate form)
Instrumental kakim kakeju kakim kakima kakimi
Locative kakem kakej kakem kakima kakich

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayic *kaki from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay. Change from *q to *k is irregular, the expected reflex would be *hahai or *hahi.

Noun

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kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, plural kaki-kaki, informal 1st possessive kakiku, 2nd possessive kakimu, 3rd possessive kakinya)

  1. (anatomy) foot (part of body), leg
    gelang kaki: anklet
    mata kaki: ankle
    1. a short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
      kaki meja: table leg
  2. bottom, low or base part of something
    kaki langit: horizon
    kaki gunung: base of a mountain
    kaki dadih: whey
  3. (in compounds) person with an affinity to something
    kaki wayang: cinephile
    kaki botol: drunkard
  4. foot (unit of measure)

Classifier

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kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, singular sekaki)

  1. Classifier for items with a long base and a blooming or rising head such as flowers, umbrellas or mushrooms
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Descendants
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  • Indonesian: kaki
  • → Acehnese: gaki
  • → Banjarese: kaki
  • → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)

Etymology 2

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From Japanese 柿 (kaki).

Noun

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kaki (plural kaki-kaki, informal 1st possessive kakiku, 2nd possessive kakimu, 3rd possessive kakinya)

  1. Ellipsis of pisang kaki — persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
    Synonym: kesemek

References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کاکي kaki”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 74-5
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کاکي kaki”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 496-7
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kaki”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 496

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English khaki.

Noun

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kaki m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) khaki

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From English khaki.

Noun

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kaki m (definite singular kakien, uncountable)

  1. khaki

Adjective

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kaki (definite and plural kaki or kakie)

  1. khaki

Etymology 2

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Noun

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kaki m (definite singular kakien, indefinite plural kakiar, definite plural kakiane)

  1. (botany) a persimmon

Anagrams

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Panyjima

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Noun

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kaki

  1. Bird.

References

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  • Dench, Alan (1991). "Panyjima", in R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake: The Handbook of Australian Languages, Volume 4. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, 125–244.

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English kaki.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaki n (indeclinable)

  1. Japanese persimmon, kaki (fruit)
    Synonyms: persymona, szaron
  2. Japanese persimmon, kaki (tree)
    Synonyms: hebanowiec, hurma, persymona, szaron

Further reading

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  • kaki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Remun

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kaki.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaki

  1. (anatomy) leg; foot

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French kaki.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kaki m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. khaki
Declension
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invariable singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite kaki kaki kaki kaki
definite — — — —
genitive-
dative 		indefinite kaki kaki kaki kaki
definite — — — —

Noun

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kaki n (uncountable)

  1. khaki (colour)
Declension
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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kaki kakiul
genitive-dative kaki kakiului
vocative kakiule

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French kaki.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaki n (uncountable)

  1. persimmon
Declension
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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kaki kakiul
genitive-dative kaki kakiului
vocative kakiule

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay kaki (“foot”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kakí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

  1. foot-tapping; beating tempo with the feet
    Synonym: pagkaki
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish caqui, from English khaki, ultimately from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaki (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

  1. khaki
  2. (military) khakis

Adjective

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kaki (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

  1. khaki

Further reading

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaki

  1. Alternative form of ca-ki
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