kì

• (nouns only) kỳ

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩]

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Compare Proto-Katuic *giil ~ *ʔŋgiil (“to rub”) (whence Pacoh kil (“to rub off or against dirt”)).

kì • (淇, 其)

1. to rub off, to rub out

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旗 (“flag, banner”).

kì

1. (only in compounds) flag, banner

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋 (“chess”).

kì

1. (only in compounds) chess

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期 (“period, term”).

kì

1. period, term (recurring interval of time)

   kì thi ― examination period

   • 2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training, Thông tư số 15/2022/TT-BGDĐT‎^[1], điều 9 §2:

     Mỗi môn học được giảng dạy trong 03 (ba) kì.

     Each subject is taught in 03 (three) terms.

kì

1. until; till

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

kì (diminutive reduplication kì kì)

1. (colloquial) strange; odd
2. (colloquial) awkward or tacky

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圻.

kì

1. a capital city or citadel
2. an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)
3. a border ^[1]