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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
    kì nghỉ ― holiday 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]
  1. ^ “圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn [Dictionary of Example Usage]