kay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
  2. A kilometer.
  3. A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
noun
  1. Dated form of cay.
intj
  1. Apheretic form of okay.
name
  1. A surname from Middle English derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K.
  2. A male given name from Welsh 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.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of kay.

Pronunciation

/keɪ/ en-us-kay.ogg /ˈkeɪ/

Word forms

kay kays 'kay Kaye Keay

Etymology

From Latin kā.

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