KY
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ky"
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Chosen because other options were already in use by other countries.
Symbol
[edit]KY
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]KY
- Abbreviation of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America.
Anagrams
[edit]Chinese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese KY (kēwai).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄟ ㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: keiwài
- Wade–Giles: kʻei1-wai4
- Yale: kēi-wài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keiway
- Palladius: кэйвай (kɛjvaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei1 waai1
- Yale: kēi wāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei1 waai1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi1 wai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]KY
- (neologism, Internet slang) to be unable to read the room
Related terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]KY
- (neologism, Internet slang) unable to read the room; not reading the room
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Genericized trademark of K-Y Jelly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei1 waai1
- Yale: kēi wāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei1 waai1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi1 wai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]KY
Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]KY (uncountable)
- (government) initialism of komisi yudisial (“judicial commission”).
Japanese
[edit]Adjective
[edit]KY • (kēwai) -na (adnominal KYな (kēwai na), adverbial KYに (kēwai ni))
Inflection
[edit]Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | KYだろ | ケーワイだろ | kēwai daro |
Continuative (連用形) | KYで | ケーワイで | kēwai de |
Terminal (終止形) | KYだ | ケーワイだ | kēwai da |
Attributive (連体形) | KYな | ケーワイな | kēwai na |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | KYなら | ケーワイなら | kēwai nara |
Imperative (命令形) | KYであれ | ケーワイであれ | kēwai de are |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | KYではない KYじゃない |
ケーワイではない ケーワイじゃない |
kēwai de wa nai kēwai ja nai |
Informal past | KYだった | ケーワイだった | kēwai datta |
Informal negative past | KYではなかった KYじゃなかった |
ケーワイではなかった ケーワイじゃなかった |
kēwai de wa nakatta kēwai ja nakatta |
Formal | KYです | ケーワイです | kēwai desu |
Formal negative | KYではありません KYじゃありません |
ケーワイではありません ケーワイじゃありません |
kēwai de wa arimasen kēwai ja arimasen |
Formal past | KYでした | ケーワイでした | kēwai deshita |
Formal negative past | KYではありませんでした KYじゃありませんでした |
ケーワイではありませんでした ケーワイじゃありませんでした |
kēwai de wa arimasen deshita kēwai ja arimasen deshita |
Conjunctive | KYで | ケーワイで | kēwai de |
Conditional | KYなら(ば) | ケーワイなら(ば) | kēwai nara (ba) |
Provisional | KYだったら | ケーワイだったら | kēwai dattara |
Volitional | KYだろう | ケーワイだろう | kēwai darō |
Adverbial | KYに | ケーワイに | kēwai ni |
Degree | KYさ | ケーワイさ | kēwaisa |
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