English

Alternative forms

• Kaye

Proper noun

Kay

1. A surname​ derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K.
2. A male given name derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name ( as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend ), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai.
3. A short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a "K"; popular as a middle name.

Quotations

• 1970 Santha Rama Rau, The Adventureress, Harper&Row 1970, pages 99-100:

  She frowned at the girl's response. "Kay?" she said. "That is not a name. And what of your family?"

  "Catalina," the girl amended quickly. "I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we come from Mindanao, where we had pineapple plantations - "

Anagrams

• yak

German

Proper noun

Kay

1. A male given name, a spelling variant of Kai.

Turkish

Proper noun

Kay

1. A male given name

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation of okay): 'kay

Interjection

kay

1. (colloquial) Abbreviation of okay.

Noun

kay ‎(plural kays)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
2. (colloquial) A kilometer.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee/zed ^{(Category: en:Latin letter names)}

Derived terms

• (letter): okay, kayo

Translations

Anagrams

• yak

Haitian Creole

Noun

kay

1. house

Kalasha

Adverb

kay

1. when

Conjunction

kay

1. when

Noun

kay

1. when

Pronoun

kay

1. when

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ceó ‎(“mist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲeː/

Noun

kay f ‎(genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)

1. (weather) fog

Mutation

References

• “1 ceó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Mapudungun

Conjunction

kay ‎(using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. and

Quechua

Determiner

kay

1. this

See also

• chay
• haqay

Noun

kay

1. being, essence

Declension

Pronoun

kay

1. this

Declension

Verb

kay

1. to be

   Maqtañam kani.

   I'm already an old person.

2. to exist
3. An auxiliary verb

   Chaypim puñuq kanki

   You used to sleep there.

Conjugation

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/

Preposition

kay

1. belonging to; for

   Ang awiting ito ay para kay ama.‎

   This song is for father.

Adjective

kay

1. Kay husay niyang magpinta.‎

   S/he paints so well.

Yapese

Verb

kay

1. to eat

Yucatec Maya

Noun

kay ‎(plural kayo'ob)

1. fish