"ki-yi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaɪjaɪ/ Forms: ki-yis [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ki-yi (plural ki-yis)
  1. (US) the howl of a dog; a whoop or similar shout of excitement Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ki-yi-en-noun-7MoKzOwo Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Verb

IPA: /ˈkaɪjaɪ/ Forms: ki-yis [present, singular, third-person], ki-yiing [participle, present], ki-yied [participle, past], ki-yied [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} ki-yi (third-person singular simple present ki-yis, present participle ki-yiing, simple past and past participle ki-yied)
  1. (US) to howl like a dog Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ki-yi-en-verb-Eb~0PrVG Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ki-yi meaning in English (1.8kB)

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