Ky

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ky"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪ

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

Ky (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) Abbreviation of kyanite.
   • 2017, J. Theo Kloprogge, Robert Lavinsky, “Introduction: Geological Examples”, in Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 88:

     (A) Plane-polarized light and (B) back-scattered electron (BSE) images. The pseudomorph (Crd) is made up of Grt + Qtz + Ky rodlets + micas flakes (mainly biotite, Bt).

Etymology 2

Clipping of Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh.

Proper noun

Ky

1. A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine.
   • 2023 July 12, Lia Mappoura, “Kylie Jenner shows how she will age with shocking TikTok beauty filter”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     However, its latest challenger, the 'aged' filter is growing in popularity with 6.9 million videos shared by users. And of course, with such a celebrity like Ky [Kylie Jenner] jumping on the social media trend, we only expect this number to grow.

Anagrams

• YK, Yk, Yk., yk

Finnish

Proper noun

Ky

1. Initialism of kommandiittiyhtiö (“General Partnership”).

See also

• julkinen osakeyhtiö, Oyj
• osakeyhtiö, Oy
• avoin yhtiö, Ay
• toiminimi, Tmi
• osuuskunta

Anagrams

• YK

Hupa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲʰ/

Letter

Ky (lower case ky)

1. A letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Swedish

Symbol

Ky

1. (SAB) historical auxiliary sciences

   Holonym: K

   Meronyms: Kya, Kyb, Kyc, Kyd, Kye, Kyf, Kyg, Kyh, Kyi

   Coordinate terms: K.2, K.3, K.4, K.5, K.6, Kc, Kd, Ke, Kf, Kg, Kh, Ki, Kj, Kk, Kl, Km, Kn, Ko, Kt, Ku, Kv, Ky