ki
IPA: kˈi
Root Word: kI
noun
- (sometimes called ch'i,) A term indicating intrinsic energy; usually associated with martial art - karate, judo, aikido, etc- practitioners who consider ki important to performing at the highest level.
- A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.
- (religion, mythology, Sumerian religion) In Sumerian mythology, the earth goddess and chief consort of the sky god, Anu.
- Synonym of Amto (“a Papuan language”).
- (UK, naval slang) Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”) [(UK, naval slang) Cocoa (the drink).]
- (philosophy) Alternative form of chi [The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.]
- Abbreviation of East Kalimantan, A province of Indonesia. [A province of Indonesia.]
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Examples of "ki" in Sentences
- I agree with Lisa, dduk bok ki is definitely the best.
- May 25th, 2006 at 6: 37 pm stin ki poo says: som ting wong al gorr nut bab
- In the Swahili case that resulted in ki - being seen as a normally occurring prefix.
- The expression ki-'al-ken is not to be rendered "for on that account," as many still claim.
- Dduk bok ki is my favorite street food of all time, closely followed by a kazillion other things.
- Japanese symbol for "ki" - a governing concept in Japanese Meridian Therapy Wikimedia Commons If you like this ...
- Hawaiians refer to it as mana, the Greeks called it pneuma, the Japanese call it ki, yogis know it as prana, devout Christians might think of it as the Holy Ghost, martial artists know it is energy, and my 10-year-old son insists it the ineffable force that lends atoms awareness of themselves.
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