kị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

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

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Noun

kị

1. a great-great-grandparent

Derived terms

• cụ kị (“ancestors”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 忌.

Adjective

kị

1. incompatible; unsuitable (together)

Noun

kị

1. an annual lunar deathday party; commemorative death anniversary ceremony

Verb

kị

1. to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)
2. (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”)
• kị khí (忌氣, “anaerobic”)
• kị nước (忌𫭔, “hydrophobic”)
• kị rơ (“incompatible”)
• kiêng kị (𪬧忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
• 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

1. (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”)