kaki
kaki · kakis
хурма
Kaki, Kakipflaume
A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmonA persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
/ˈkɑːki/
Meaning
2 sensesA persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
Kaki, Kakipflaume
хурма́xurmá
(Singlish)A close friend, or group of friends with a shared common interest.
More definitions
- blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
- small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki). From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). UnrelatBorrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki).
From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). Unrelated to Hokkien and Teochew 家己人 (ka-kī-lâng / ga¹ gi⁷ nang⁵, “one of us”).
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Forms
plural: kakisSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt:Himantopus novae-zelandiae
- small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit:Japanese persimmonDiospyros kaki
See also
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