kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kỵ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kị

a great-great-grandparent

Derived terms

cụ kị (“ancestors”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 忌.

Adjective

kị

incompatible; unsuitable (together)

Noun

kị

an annual lunar deathday party; commemorative death anniversary ceremony

Verb

kị

to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)
(only in compounds) to be jealous; to fear; to dread

Derived terms

cấm kị (禁忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
đại kị (大忌, “great taboo”)
đố kị (妒忌, “to be envious”)
giỗ kị (𥣒忌, “death anniversary”)
huý kị (諱忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
kiêng kị (𪬧忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
kị khí (忌氣, “anaerobic”)
kị nước (忌𫭔, “hydrophobic”)
kị rơ (“incompatible”)
nghi kị (疑忌, “suspicious”)
tối kị (最忌, “highly taboo”)
tương kị (相忌, “contraindication”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 騎.

Compound part

kị

(only in compounds) cavalry

Derived terms

khinh kị binh (輕騎兵, “light cavalry”)
kị binh (騎兵, “cavalryman”)
kị mã (騎馬, “horseman”)
kị sĩ (騎士, “horseman; knight”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.