kaki

From Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.


kaki

Diospyros kaki
Diospyros kaki#Translingual

a persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).


kaki

My usual mahjong kaki.

2000, Dennis Wee, Sylvia Fong, Making Luck with Your Hands, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore, page 59:

He has his posse of stylist-kakis.

2000 July 2, Yeow Kai Chai, The Sunday Times (Sunday Plus), quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, page 5:

That’s why gang members always move as a group, because when your group is big … when your enemy sees you with many kakis [peers], they will also think want to attack you or not […]

2023, Narayanan Ganapathy, quoting an Omega gang member, Gangs and Minorities in Singapore: Masculinity, Marginalization and Resistance, Bristol University Press, →ISBN, page 127:

(Singlish) A close friend, or group of friends.

From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). Unrelated to Hokkien and Teochew 家己人 (ka-kī-lâng / ga¹ gi⁷ nang⁵, “one of us”).


kaki

eo-head

kaki (present kakas, past kakis, future kakos, conditional kakus, volitive kaku)

kakas (present)
kakis (past)
kakos (future)
kakus (conditional)
kaku (volitive)
kakas (present)
kakis (past)
kakos (future)
kakanta (active participle present singular)
kakantaj (active participle plural present)
kakinta (active participle past singular)
kakintaj (active participle past plural)
kakonta (active future participle singular)
kakontaj (active future participle plural)
kakantan (accusative active participle present singular)
kakantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
kakintan (accusative active participle past singular)
kakintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
kakontan (accusative active future participle singular)
kakontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
kakanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
kakantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
kakinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
kakintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
kakonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
kakontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
kakanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
kakantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
kakinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
kakintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
kakonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
kakontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
kakante (active adverbial participle present)
kakinte (active adverbial participle past)
kakonte (active adverbial future participle)
kaki (infinitive)
kaku (imperative)
kakus (conditional)

From Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κᾰκκᾰ́ω (kakkáō), Italian cacare, German kacken, English cack, Polish kakać, Russian какать (kakatʹ), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.


kaki

kaki (nominative singular)
kakit (nominative plural)
kaki (accusative nominative singular)
kakit (accusative nominative plural)
kakin (accusative genitive singular)
kakit (accusative genitive plural)
kakin (genitive singular)
kakien (genitive plural)
kakia (partitive singular)
kakeja (partitive plural)
kakissa (inessive singular)
kakeissa (inessive plural)
kakista (elative singular)
kakeista (elative plural)
kakiin (illative singular)
kakeihin (illative plural)
kakilla (adessive singular)
kakeilla (adessive plural)
kakilta (ablative singular)
kakeilta (ablative plural)
kakille (allative singular)
kakeille (allative plural)
kakina (essive singular)
kakeina (essive plural)
kakiksi (singular translative)
kakeiksi (plural translative)
kakitta (abessive singular)
kakeitta (abessive plural)
kakein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kakini (nominative singular)
kakini (nominative plural)
kakini (accusative nominative singular)
kakini (accusative nominative plural)
kakini (accusative genitive singular)
kakini (accusative genitive plural)
kakini (genitive singular)
kakieni (genitive plural)
kakiani (partitive singular)
kakejani (partitive plural)
kakissani (inessive singular)
kakeissani (inessive plural)
kakistani (elative singular)
kakeistani (elative plural)
kakiini (illative singular)
kakeihini (illative plural)
kakillani (adessive singular)
kakeillani (adessive plural)
kakiltani (ablative singular)
kakeiltani (ablative plural)
kakilleni (allative singular)
kakeilleni (allative plural)
kakinani (essive singular)
kakeinani (essive plural)
kakikseni (singular translative)
kakeikseni (plural translative)
kakittani (abessive singular)
kakeittani (abessive plural)
kakeineni (comitative plural)
kakisi (nominative singular)
kakisi (nominative plural)
kakisi (accusative nominative singular)
kakisi (accusative nominative plural)
kakisi (accusative genitive singular)
kakisi (accusative genitive plural)
kakisi (genitive singular)
kakiesi (genitive plural)
kakiasi (partitive singular)
kakejasi (partitive plural)
kakissasi (inessive singular)
kakeissasi (inessive plural)
kakistasi (elative singular)
kakeistasi (elative plural)
kakiisi (illative singular)
kakeihisi (illative plural)
kakillasi (adessive singular)
kakeillasi (adessive plural)
kakiltasi (ablative singular)
kakeiltasi (ablative plural)
kakillesi (allative singular)
kakeillesi (allative plural)
kakinasi (essive singular)
kakeinasi (essive plural)
kakiksesi (singular translative)
kakeiksesi (plural translative)
kakittasi (abessive singular)
kakeittasi (abessive plural)
kakeinesi (comitative plural)
kakimme (nominative singular)
kakimme (nominative plural)
kakimme (accusative nominative singular)
kakimme (accusative nominative plural)
kakimme (accusative genitive singular)
kakimme (accusative genitive plural)
kakimme (genitive singular)
kakiemme (genitive plural)
kakiamme (partitive singular)
kakejamme (partitive plural)
kakissamme (inessive singular)
kakeissamme (inessive plural)
kakistamme (elative singular)
kakeistamme (elative plural)
kakiimme (illative singular)
kakeihimme (illative plural)
kakillamme (adessive singular)
kakeillamme (adessive plural)
kakiltamme (ablative singular)
kakeiltamme (ablative plural)
kakillemme (allative singular)
kakeillemme (allative plural)
kakinamme (essive singular)
kakeinamme (essive plural)
kakiksemme (singular translative)
kakeiksemme (plural translative)
kakittamme (abessive singular)
kakeittamme (abessive plural)
kakeinemme (comitative plural)
kakinne (nominative singular)
kakinne (nominative plural)
kakinne (accusative nominative singular)
kakinne (accusative nominative plural)
kakinne (accusative genitive singular)
kakinne (accusative genitive plural)
kakinne (genitive singular)
kakienne (genitive plural)
kakianne (partitive singular)
kakejanne (partitive plural)
kakissanne (inessive singular)
kakeissanne (inessive plural)
kakistanne (elative singular)
kakeistanne (elative plural)
kakiinne (illative singular)
kakeihinne (illative plural)
kakillanne (adessive singular)
kakeillanne (adessive plural)
kakiltanne (ablative singular)
kakeiltanne (ablative plural)
kakillenne (allative singular)
kakeillenne (allative plural)
kakinanne (essive singular)
kakeinanne (essive plural)
kakiksenne (singular translative)
kakeiksenne (plural translative)
kakittanne (abessive singular)
kakeittanne (abessive plural)
kakeinenne (comitative plural)
kakinsa (nominative singular)
kakinsa (nominative plural)
kakinsa (accusative nominative singular)
kakinsa (accusative nominative plural)
kakinsa (accusative genitive singular)
kakinsa (accusative genitive plural)
kakinsa (genitive singular)
kakiensa (genitive plural)
kakiaan (partitive singular)
kakiansa (partitive singular)
kakejaan (partitive plural)
kakejansa (partitive plural)
kakissaan (inessive singular)
kakissansa (inessive singular)
kakeissaan (inessive plural)
kakeissansa (inessive plural)
kakistaan (elative singular)
kakistansa (elative singular)
kakeistaan (elative plural)
kakeistansa (elative plural)
kakiinsa (illative singular)
kakeihinsa (illative plural)
kakillaan (adessive singular)
kakillansa (adessive singular)
kakeillaan (adessive plural)
kakeillansa (adessive plural)
kakiltaan (ablative singular)
kakiltansa (ablative singular)
kakeiltaan (ablative plural)
kakeiltansa (ablative plural)
kakilleen (allative singular)
kakillensa (allative singular)
kakeilleen (allative plural)
kakeillensa (allative plural)
kakinaan (essive singular)
kakinansa (essive singular)
kakeinaan (essive plural)
kakeinansa (essive plural)
kakikseen (singular translative)
kakiksensa (singular translative)
kakeikseen (plural translative)
kakeiksensa (plural translative)
kakittaan (abessive singular)
kakittansa (abessive singular)
kakeittaan (abessive plural)
kakeittansa (abessive plural)
kakeineen (comitative plural)
kakeinensa (comitative plural)


kaki

inflection of kakkia:
present active indicative connegative

second-person singular present imperative

second-person singular present active imperative connegative


kaki

Borrowing from Japanese 柿 (kaki); brought over from Japan in the nineteenth century.


kaki

Spelling evolved from khaki which was brought into French usage from the English, Hindu, Urdu and Persian word.


kaki

(informal, often childish) poo, poop (feces)

kakik (plural)
kaki (nominative singular)
kakik (nominative plural)
kakit (accusative singular)
kakikat (accusative plural)
kakinak (dative singular)
kakiknak (dative plural)
kakival (instrumental singular)
kakikkal (instrumental plural)
kakiért (causal-final singular)
kakikért (causal-final plural)
kakivá (singular translative)
kakikká (plural translative)
kakiig (singular terminative)
kakikig (plural terminative)
kakiként (essive-formal singular)
kakikként (essive-formal plural)
kakiban (inessive singular)
kakikban (inessive plural)
kakin (singular superessive)
kakikon (plural superessive)
kakinál (adessive singular)
kakiknál (adessive plural)
kakiba (illative singular)
kakikba (illative plural)
kakira (singular sublative)
kakikra (plural sublative)
kakihoz (allative singular)
kakikhoz (allative plural)
kakiból (elative singular)
kakikból (elative plural)
kakiról (delative singular)
kakikról (delative plural)
kakitól (ablative singular)
kakiktól (ablative plural)
kakié (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
kakiké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
kakiéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
kakikéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
kakim (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
kakijaim (or kakiim) (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
kakid (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
kakijaid (or kakiid) (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
kakija (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
kakijai (or kakii) (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
kakink (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
kakijaink (or kakiink) (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
kakitok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
kakijaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
or kakiitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
kakijuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
kakijaik (or kakiik) (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

Clipping and -i diminutive of kaka (“excrement”).


kaki

(anatomy) a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

kaki meja

a short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

kaki bukit

a unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

id-noun

kaki (first-person possessive kakiku, second-person possessive kakimu, third-person possessive kakinya)

kakiku (first-person possessive)
kakimu (possessive second-person)
kakinya (possessive third-person)

From Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic *kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay).


kaki

From Japanese 柿(かき) (kaki, “persimmon”).


kaki

From Dutch kaki (“khaki”), from Hindi ख़ाकी (xākī) / Urdu خاکی (xākī), from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).


kaki

kaki (masculine nominative singular)
kaka (feminine nominative singular)
kake (neuter nominative singular)
kakej (dual nominative)
kake (nominative plural)
kakego (genitive masculine singular)
kakeje (feminine genitive singular)
kakego (genitive neuter singular)
kakeju (dual genitive)
kakich (genitive plural)
kakemu (dative masculine singular)
kakej (dative feminine singular)
kakemu (dative neuter singular)
kakima (dative dual)
kakim (dative plural)
kaki (accusative masculine singular)
kakego (accusative animate masculine singular)
kaku (accusative feminine singular)
kake (accusative neuter singular)
kakej (accusative dual)
kakeju (accusative animate dual)
kake (accusative plural)
kakich (optional animate form) (accusative plural)
kakim (instrumental masculine singular)
kakeju (feminine instrumental singular)
kakim (instrumental neuter singular)
kakima (dual instrumental)
kakimi (instrumental plural)
kakem (locative masculine singular)
kakej (feminine locative singular)
kakem (locative neuter singular)
kakima (dual locative)
kakich (locative plural)


kaki

gelang kaki: anklet

mata kaki: ankle

kaki meja: table leg

a short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

kaki langit: horizon

kaki gunung: base of a mountain

kaki dadih: whey

kaki wayang: cinephile

kaki botol: drunkard

(in compounds) person with an affinity to something

ms-noun

kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, plural kaki-kaki, informal 1st possessive kakiku, 2nd possessive kakimu, 3rd possessive kakinya)

کاکي (Jawi)
kaki-kaki (plural)
kakiku (first-person informal possessive)
kakimu (possessive second-person)
kakinya (possessive third-person)

From Proto-Malayic *kaki from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay (compare Cia-Cia 까께 (kkakke)), from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay. Change from *q to *k is irregular, the expected reflex would be *hahai or *hahi.


kaki

Classifier for items with a long base and a blooming or rising head such as flowers, umbrellas or mushrooms

ms-classifier

kaki (Jawi spelling کاکي, singular sekaki)

Indonesian: kaki

→ Acehnese: gaki

→ Banjarese: kaki

→ Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)


kaki

Ellipsis of pisang kaki — persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).

ms-noun

kaki (plural kaki-kaki, informal 1st possessive kakiku, 2nd possessive kakimu, 3rd possessive kakinya)

kaki-kaki (plural)
kakiku (first-person informal possessive)
kakimu (possessive second-person)
kakinya (possessive third-person)


kaki

head

kaki (definite and plural kaki or kakie)

kaki (definite plural)
kakie (definite plural)


kaki

kakien (definite singular)
kakiar (indefinite plural)
kakiane (definite plural)


kaki

Ibanic

Iban: kakɪi̯

Keninjal: kaki

Mualang: kaki

Seberuang: kakey

Malayan

desctree

Malay: kaki
Indonesian: kaki
→ Acehnese: gaki
→ Banjarese: kaki
→ Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)

Minangkabau: kaki

Pattani Malay: กากี (kaki)

Urak Lawoi': กากี (kaki)

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *kakay. Compare Proto-Chamic *kakay (“foot”).
According to Thurgood (1999), perhaps from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay with unexpected *q > *k sound change. The expected reflex of PMP *q is *h, not *k.


kaki

Northern Ryukyuan:

Kikai: 掻ちゅい, 書ちゅい (kachui)

Kunigami: 掻ちゅん, 書ちゅん (hachun)

Northern Amami Ōshima: 掻きゅり, 書きゅり (kakyuri)

Okinawan: 掻ちゅん, 書ちゅん (kachun)

Okinoerabu: 掻きゅん, 書きゅん (kakyun)

Southern Amami Ōshima: 掻きゅむっ, 書きゅむっ (kakyum)

Tokunoshima: 掻きぃ, 書きぃ (kakï)

Yoron: 掻きゅん, 書きゅん (kakyun)

Southern Ryukyuan:

Miyako: 掻きぃ, 書きぃ (kaksï)

Yaeyama: 掻くん, 書くん (kakun)

Yonaguni: 掻ぐん, 書ぐん (kagun)

From Proto-Japonic *kaku (“to scratch; to write”).


kaki

kaki (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
kaki (feminine indefinite singular)
kaki (indefinite masculine plural)
kaki (feminine indefinite neuter plural)


kaki

kaki (accusative indefinite nominative)
kakiul (accusative definite nominative)
kaki (indefinite)
kakiului (definite)
kakiule (vocative)


kaki

foot-tapping; beating tempo with the feet


kaki

Borrowed from Spanish caqui, from English khaki, ultimately from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).


kaki

[kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]

[kaː˧˧ kɪj˧˧]