ky

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ky"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kyrgyz, from Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız).

Symbol

ky

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Kyrgyz.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kyrgyz terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

ky

1. Alternative form of kye (“cows”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ky (uncountable)

1. (UK, naval slang) Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).
   • 2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival, page 24:

     I put on a big fanny of Ky, that is a straight-sided pot of cocoa for them returning.

Etymology 3

English Wikipedia has an article on:

kyr

Wikipedia

Symbol

ky

2. (metrology) Symbol for kiloyear, an SI unit of time equal to 10³ years.

Related terms

• kyr

Anagrams

• YK, Yk, Yk., yk