khe

See also: khê, khế, khẽ, khə, and khə́

Chiwere

Noun

khe

  1. a turtle; a reptile of the order Testudines.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 溪 (“stream, creek”, SV: khê).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɛ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɛ˧˧] ~ [xɛ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɛ˧˧] ~ [xɛ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) khe • (溪)

  1. slit, slot
  2. stream, creek

Derived terms

  • khe nước
  • khe suối

Xhosa

Pronoun

-khe

  1. Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaʔ. Cognates include Burmese ခါး (hka:) and Tibetan ཁ་བ (kha ba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰə˧/

Adjective

khe

  1. bitter

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

Zulu

Pronoun

-khe

  1. Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.
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