kê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Mandarin

Romanization

kê

  1. nonstandard spelling of kê̄

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Muong Bi kiêl.

Noun

(classifier cây, hạt) kê • (嵇, 稽)

  1. millet

Etymology 2

Cognate with Muong Bi kêl.

Unrelated to Old Chinese 支 (OC *ke) (B-S).

Verb

kê • (計)

  1. to rest (a part of one's body) on something
    kê chân lên ghế ― to rest one's legs on a chair
  2. (furniture) to place; to arrange; to put

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 稽.

Verb

kê

  1. (medicine) to prescribe
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