kI

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kI¹

Where it comes from

From 氣, 気.

noun kI · ki · KY

  1. A term indicating intrinsic energy; usually associated with martial art – karate, judo, aikido, etc. – practitioners who consider ki important to performing at the highest level.

ki²

  • /kiː/

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hawaiian kī.

noun kis

  1. countable, uncountable A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.

ki³

noun kis

  1. alternative Alternative form of key (a kilogram)key And that's what I think happened to Joe. Someone who worked for him walked in and asked to buy a ki of heroin and he went, 'I don't do that.' Then a bit later someone else walked in and offered to sell him some a ta stupid price and he went, 'Hang about, I've got a buyer for that.'

ki⁴

noun

  1. UK, alternative, slang, uncountable Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).kye At sea a special cauldron of 'ki,' prepared by the ship's cook, is sent round action stations in 'fannies' or large pitchers.

ki⁵

  • /kiː/

Where it comes from

From dated romanizations of Mandarin 氣 /气 (qì) without the k-q merger, or from Japanese 気 (ki), both ultimately from the same Middle Chinese origin.

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of chi.chi If you are calm and relaxed it will be easier for you to accept and use his ki, helping him to reach his goal. In other words, you will redirect his ki or enhance it with your own to bring your attacker down in the direction he was directing his ki.

KI⁶

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of East Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.East Kalimantan

Ki⁷

  • /kiː/

proper noun

  1. In Sumerian mythology, the earth goddess and chief consort of the sky god, Anu.

Ki⁸

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Amto (“a Papuan language”).

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