kaki

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːki/, /ˈkæki/

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• Homophone: khaki
• Rhymes: -ɑːki

Borrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki).

kaki (plural kakis)

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

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

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑki/

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 […]

kaki

1. Misspelling of khaki.

• kaik

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

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

kaki

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

• (part of the body): batis

Borrowed from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

kaki n (indeclinable)

1. persimmon fruit

   Synonyms: tomel, churma

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-.

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

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

1. (informal) to defecate, poop

   Synonym: feki

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

Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki).

kaki

1. persimmon

• kakiluumu
• persimon
• persimoni
• sharon

• “kaki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

kaki

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

• IPA^(key): /ka.ki/

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

kaki m (plural kakis)

1. persimmon, Sharon fruit
2. a persimmon tree

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

• khaki (archaic)

kaki m or f (plural kakis)

1. the colour khaki

kaki (plural kakis)

1. of the colour khaki

• “kaki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• khaki

Borrowed from English khaki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːki/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧ki

kaki (indeclinable)

1. khaki (color)

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

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

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

kaki (plural kakik)

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

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)

• (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

• akik

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kaki.

• IPA^(key): /kakɪi̯/

kaki

1. (anatomy) leg; foot

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

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

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

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

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

• (leg): tungkai

kaki

1. classifier for umbrella

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

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

1. grandfather.

   Synonyms: aki, kakek

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

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

1. persimmon.

   Synonyms: kesemek, persimon

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

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

1. alternative spelling of khaki.

• “kaki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

kaki (invariable)

1. Alternative form of cachi

kaki m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of cachi

kaki

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

From Proto-Slavic *kakъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkakʲi/

kaki

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

• IPA^(key): /kaki/
• Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i

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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.

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)

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

• Indonesian: kaki
• → Acehnese: gaki
• → Banjarese: kaki
• → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)

From Japanese 柿 (kaki).

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

• 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

• “kaki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from English khaki.

kaki m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) khaki

From English khaki.

kaki m (definite singular kakien, uncountable)

1. khaki

kaki (definite and plural kaki or kakie)

1. khaki

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

1. (botany) a persimmon

• akki, kika

kaki

1. Bird.

• 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.

Borrowed from English kaki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ki/

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• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ka‧ki
• Homophone: khaki

kaki n (indeclinable)

1. Japanese persimmon, kaki (fruit)

   Synonyms: persymona, szaron

2. Japanese persimmon, kaki (tree)

   Synonyms: hebanowiec, hurma, persymona, szaron

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kaki.

• IPA^(key): /kaki/

kaki

1. (anatomy) leg; foot

Borrowed from French kaki.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈki/

kaki m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. khaki

kaki n (uncountable)

1. khaki (colour)

Borrowed from French kaki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaki/

kaki n (uncountable)

1. persimmon

Borrowed from Malay kaki (“foot”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈki/ [kɐˈxi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ka‧ki

kakí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

1. foot-tapping; beating tempo with the feet

   Synonym: pagkaki

• kumpas

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaki/ [ˈkaː.xɪ]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ka‧ki

kaki (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

1. khaki
2. (military) khakis

kaki (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜒ)

1. khaki

• “kaki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 425.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[3] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page xv

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ki˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ca ki

kaki

1. Alternative form of ca-ki