కి

Ollari

Alternative forms

కియ్యూ (kiyyū), కియ్ (kiy).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kay (“hand”). Cognate with Telugu కయి (kayi), కై (kai), Kannada ಕೈ (kai), Malayalam കൈ (kai), Tulu ಕಯಿ (kayi), ಕೈ (kai).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki/

Noun

కి (ki)

(anatomy) hand

References

Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “kai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Telugu

Pronunciation

[ ki ] ki.

Ligature

కి • (ki)

A Telugu ligature from క (ka) and ఇ (i).
The dative sign, to or for.

References

"కి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page {{{1}}}

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