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Unknown, virtually the only native word with initial /k/. The dialectal form eke is probably more conservative, which would point to Proto-Basque *eke(e).

  • IPA(key): /ke/ [ke]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: ke

ke inan

  1. smoke

Declension of ke (inanimate, ending in vowel)

  • “ke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “ke”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

ke

  1. food
  2. bat

ke

  1. you (singular)

ke

  1. you are
Present and past tense Negative tense Future Negative future Distant future Negative determinate
Singular First person ua use upwe usap upwap ute
Second person ka, ke kose, kese kopwe, kepwe kosap, kesap kopwap, kepwap kote, kete
Third person a ese epwe esap epwap ete
Plural First person aua (exclusive)
sia (inclusive)		 ause (exclusive)
sise (inclusive)		 aupwe (exclusive)
sipwe (inclusive)		 ausap (exclusive)
sisap (inclusive)		 aupwap (exclusive)
sipwap (inclusive)		 aute (exclusive)
site (inclusive)
Second person oua ouse oupwe ousap oupwap oute
Third person ra, re rese repwe resap repwap rete

ke

  1. to
  2. toward, towards
  • “ke”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “ke”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From French, Portuguese, Spanish que (“that”).

ke

  1. that

ke

  1. Abbreviation of keskiviikko.

ke

  1. dream

ke

  1. to sleep

From French que (“that”).

ke

  1. (relative, object of relative clause) that
  • This word is often omitted.

From French queue (“tail”).

ke

  1. tail

From French que (“than”).

ke

  1. than

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai

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ke

  1. (Yavapai) not, negation particle
  • Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ke (definite)

  1. the
  • Modifies words which begin with the letters 'k', 'a', 'e', and 'o'.

For pronunciation and definitions of ke – see 加 (“to add; more”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 加).

From Esperanto ke, from French que, Portuguese que, Spanish que, Italian che.

ke

  1. that

    Me konocas ke tu volas helpar me.

    I know that you want to help me

The conjugation can also be used in combination with a preposition to make it a conjugation. See: pro ke, por ke, dum ke, depos ke, and til ke.

From k +‎ -e.

ke (plural ke-i)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

From Malay ke, from Old Malay ka. For the verb sense, due to the dropping of preceding verb pergi (“to go”).

  • IPA(key): [ˈkə], (colloquially, sometimes before words starting in consonants) [ˈk]
  • Hyphenation: kê

kê

  1. to

ke

  1. (colloquial) to go

Shorter, written form of che

ke

  1. (informal, often in Internet chat or in SMS messages) who; which; what; that; than

ke

  1. The hiragana syllable け (ke) or the katakana syllable ケ (ke) in Hepburn romanization.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ke

  1. accusative case marker
  2. dative case marker

    Yunos mānāske nāmo nevisay

    Yunes wrote a letter to his mother.
  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran‎[1], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

From Proto-Bantu *kéè.

-ke

  1. small , little

ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)

  1. that
  2. indicating desire or permission (usually used with the subjunctive)

ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)

  1. who; that
  2. that; whom

ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)

  1. than

Phonetic spelling of -kah in a Johor-Riau accent.

ke (Jawi spelling ک)

  1. (informal) or
    Synonym: atau

    Besar ke kecil?

    Big or small?

    Boleh ke tak?

    Can you do it (or not)?

ke (Jawi spelling ک)

  1. (informal) used on modal verbs, adverbs, verbs and nouns to form questions

    Boleh ke aku pinjam fon kau?

    Can I borrow your phone?

    Selalu ke cikgu tanya soalan macam tu?

    Is it often that the teacher ask questions like that?

    Abang kau dah beli ke PS5 yang dia kata nak beli tu?

    Has your brother bought the PS5 that he said he was going to buy?

    Kau ke yang dapat markah 100% dekat ujian baru-baru ni tu?

    Are you the one that got a score of a 100% for the recent test?

Note that unlike -kah, ke isn't written conjoined with a preceding word.

From Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka.

ke (Jawi spelling ک)

  1. to
    Antonym: dari

    Semalam aku pergi ke rumah kawan.

    Yesterday I went to a friend’s house.
  • Indonesian: ke

From English kay.

ké (plural ke-ke)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
  • kaf (Jawi letter name)
  • ke (Indonesian)

ke

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kē.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ké.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of kě.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of kè.
  5. Nonstandard spelling of kê̄.
  • 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.

ke (Raguileo spelling)

  1. liver
  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

ke

  1. to sleep

ke

  1. (dialectal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of kva (“what”)

ke

  1. Alternative form of que

ke

  1. Alternative form of que

Alternative scripts

ke

  1. masculine nominative/accusative plural of ka

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.

ke

  1. to want, to wish
  2. to love, to like

ke

  1. because

-ke (declinable)

  1. female

Borrowed from Spanish que.

ke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ) (colloquial)

  1. even if; whether
    Synonyms: kahit, man, kahiman
    ke ganto ― even if this is like this

Possibly from Mandarin 葛 (gé).

kê (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ) (botany)

  1. kudzu (Pueraria montans var. lobata)
  • “ke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Compare Tocharian B kaiyye.

ke

  1. chance, opportunity

Possibly related to the intensifying suffix -k(ä).

ke

  1. intensifying particle
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 201

From Proto-Bantu *kéè.

-ke (declinable)

  1. small, little
    Synonym: -taito
    Antonym: -kooto

When used in the plural, -ke can mean 'few' or 'small number of', in addition to 'small'. Thus, emiti mike can mean 'small trees' or 'a few trees'.

  • -keeha (“to grow small; to contract”)

ke

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

ke • (鷄)

  1. saliva/drool that flows out when sleeping

    Mồm dính ke kìa.

    You have spit around your mouth.

ke

  1. honey
  • Rinaldo de Mattos, Fonêmica Xerente

ke

  1. quotative particle
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ke”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[3], Lyon

ké

  1. to cry; to shout; to scream
    Mo ké sí ọ ― I cry out to you

ké

  1. to cut
    Synonym: gé

kè

  1. (Yagba) Alternative form of kò
    Ìghọn ọlọ́ṣà kè gbe arù rẹ̀ rè ― The thieves did not steal his luggage

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

IPA(key): /ɠe/?

-ke?

  1. (auxiliary) sometimes, occasionally [with subjunctive]

    Ake akhale.

    Sometimes he cries.
  2. (auxiliary) ever [with past subjunctive clause]

    Wake wabona ibhubesi?

    Have you ever seen a lion?

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ke

  1. (that one) dare to, let; indicates threatening [with subjunctive]

    Ke azame-nje!

    Just let him try!