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KY
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Appendix:Variations of "ky"
Translingual
Etymology
Chosen because other options were already in use by other countries.
Symbol
1 2 the Cayman Islands
mul CYM ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 alpha-3
mul Cayman Islands
English
Proper noun
en proper noun
en @abbrev of:Kentucky state c/US.
Anagrams
en ky YK Yk Yk. yk
Chinese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from zh ja - K%Y ケー%ワイ.
Alternative forms
zh ky
Pronunciation
kēiwài,py=KY kei1 waai1 n
Verb
zh verb
zh neologism internet slang to be unable to read the room
Related terms
讀空氣
Adjective
zh verb
zh neologism internet slang unable to read the room; not reading the room; tone-deaf
Related terms
讀空氣
Etymology 2
zh of K-Y Jelly.
Pronunciation
kei1 waai1 n
Noun
zh noun
zh Hong Kong Cantonese personal lubricant
Indonesian
Pronunciation
id /ˈkaje/
Noun
id government id komisi yudisial judicial commission
Japanese
Etymology
ja - 空気読めない 空%気がよめない(人) くう%き が よめない (ひと) kūki ga yomenai (hito) (someone who) can't read the room or 空気を読む 空%気を読め くう%き を よめ kūki o yome Read the room! in rōmaji. The adjective derives from the noun.
Pronunciation
けーわい 3 0 DJS
Adjective
ケーワイ na
ja slang not able to read the room, unable to pick up on social cues or the situation, lacking social awareness or situational awareness; tone-deaf
Inflection
ケーワイ
Noun
ケーワイ
ja slang someone who is unable to read the room
Derived terms
K%Y%語 ケー%ワイ%ご
References
ja terms written in foreign scripts