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Onomatopoeic.
ki-yi (third-person singular simple present ki-yis, present participle ki-yiing, simple past and past participle ki-yied or ki-yi'd)
- (US) to howl like a dog
ki-yi (plural ki-yis)
- (US) the howl of a dog; a whoop or similar shout of excitement
