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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ky"
Translingual
Etymology
Chosen because other options were already in use by other countries.
Symbol
KY
English
Proper noun
KY
- Abbreviation of Kentucky: a state of the United States.
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Japanese KY (kēwai).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: KY
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄟ ㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: keiwài
- Wade–Giles: kʻei1-wai4
- Yale: kēi-wài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keiway
- Palladius: кэйвай (kɛjvaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei1 waai1
- Yale: kēi wāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei1 waai1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi1 wai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
KY
- (neologism, Internet slang) to be unable to read the room
Related terms
Adjective
KY
- (neologism, Internet slang) unable to read the room; not reading the room
Related terms
Etymology 2
Genericized trademark of K-Y Jelly.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei1 waai1
- Yale: kēi wāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei1 waai1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi1 wai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
KY
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
- (government) initialism of komisi yudisial (“judicial commission”)
Japanese
Adjective
KY • (kēwai) -na (adnominal KYな (kēwai na), adverbial KYに (kēwai ni))
Inflection
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