ké

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -e

Verb

ké alternate of ŋké

1. to call

   Ě ké Tâlɔ̀m. ― He/she called Talom.

   Kényə́ msó pǔ. ― Call your friends from all over.

2. to call upon (grammaticalized preverb?)

   (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Pú kě dʉ' tsə̂ nəŋnəŋ. ― Dances got forbidden.

   Wáp kě dzʉ́ shɛ tə́ dzʉ́ ywə. ― The won the trial before eating.

   Pú kě biŋ nyáptə́ buŋdyə̂ yɔ́kpə̀. ― The palace was renovated again.

   Mə̂lá kě nɛ́ cap. ― Mela prepared the corn cake.

   Pə̂ŋkhʉ̌ kě gɔ m Cɛ. ― The children went to Dschang.

   E kě sɔk cyə́. ― He/she became a pariah.

   Dhə́ mjwí yəŋ kě pfʉ́. ― This woman's husband died.

   Fʉ́m kě ŋkwa thə́ pà'. ― The whirlwind carried away the roof of the house.

   Tâá Sîmo kě ntám gì. ― Papa Simo killed the deer.

   Ghàp kě bʉə lɔ́mdyə́. ― Concubinage supplanted marriage.

   Fo kě ŋkwə́ kó'. ― The chief build a vestibule

   Gɔ̂p a kě ki pó. ― My hen begot chicks.

   Ó kê sí' khʉ' nə́ ŋkâp o. ― You did some magic to get your money back.

   Mə̂gɛ̌dədó kě cɔ́k a. ― A wasp stang me.

   (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

3. to read

   Mə̂lá ké ŋwà'nyə̀ à. ― Mela read my book.

Noun

ké class 1 singular of mké class 4

1. a type of condiment?

   Ké bə ta' tsə́ pfʉ̀. ― Nkui is a type of condiment.

Derived terms

• kényə́
• kétə́

See also

• ?

References

• Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

Gokana

Noun

ké

1. egg

References

• R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke/, [kḛ]

Verb

ké

1. to put on

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ke — nonstandard

Romanization

ké (ke², Zhuyin ㄎㄜˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咳, 欬
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 殼 / 壳, 殻 / 壳, 壳
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 揢
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頦 / 颏
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頢 / 𬱠

Navajo

Etymology

Possibly a cognate with Ket ки’сь (kiˀs).

Noun

ké (possessed form bikeeʼ)

1. foot, feet
2. shoe

Inflection

Possessives of ké

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shikeeʼ	nihikeeʼ	danihikeeʼ
2nd person	nikeeʼ	nihikeeʼ	danihikeeʼ
3rd person	bikeeʼ
4th person (3o)	yikeeʼ
4th person (3a)	hakeeʼ
Indefinite (3i)	akeeʼ

Derived terms

• kéʼachogii (“galoshes, snowboots”)
• ké bikétal nineezígíí
• ké deigo nineezí
• Kéʼ łizhiní (“Blackfeet”)
• ké ndootsʼosii
• ké ndootsʼosii bikétal nineezí
• ké ntsaaí
• ké yistłóní (“sandal”)
• akéshgaan
• kék'eh (“footprint”)
• kélchí (“moccasin”)
• késhjééʼ
• kétsʼiiní
• kééh (“into shoes”)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɛ˦˥]

Verb

ké • (寄, 計)

1. (placed after the main verb) to obtain a share of something from someone; to get a share

   Cho ăn ké cái đi.

   Let me eat it too.

   đi ké xe ― to go for a lift

Noun

(classifier cây) ké • (𦵗)

1. members of the Xanthium genus