Dictionary entry
กี่
how many
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedhow muchlexitron
loomlexitron
how manylexitron
loom (weaving machine)wiktionary
bookbinding machinewiktionary
how many, how much (followed by classifier or common noun)wiktionary
several, not too manywiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแล้วก็คิดอีกที "พ่อต้องเก็บข้าวกี่กิโล กว่าจะซื้อกาแฟแก้วนี้ได้"
And then I think again: "How many kilos of rice does Dad have to harvest to buy this one cup of coffee?"
Ing · กาฬสินธุ์from เงินที่พ่อแม่ส่งมาให้ →
Built from
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 機 (MC kj+j, “loom; machine”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lao ກີ່ (kī), Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Shan ၵီႇ (kìi), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ). From Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ (“how many; several”), from Middle Chinese 幾 (MC kj+jX). The tone of Thai กี่ [kiːᴮ¹] shows irregularity as a reflex of Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩦ᩵, Lü ᦂᦲᧈ (k̇ii¹), Khün ᨠᩦ᩵, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥱ (kǐ), Ahom 𑜀𑜣 (kī), Zhuang geij.
Words built from it
กี่ inside longer wordsA note on usage
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