ki
A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.
Noun
- A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.
Origin
Etymology tree Hawaiian kībor. English ki Borrowed from Hawaiian kī.
Forms
Noun alt of, alternative
- Alternative form of key (a kilogram)
- And that's what I think happened to Joe. Someone who worked for him walked in and asked to buy a ki of heroin and he went, 'I don't do that.' Then a bit later someone else walked in and offered to sell him some a ta...
- But the buzz wasn't enough, though. It's nothing like the feeling you get with a hundred kis of heroin in the boot of your car. - 2006, Graham Johnson, Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-Offs, Edinburgh: Mainstream...
- Hopefully, she would be able to save up just enough to buy her own half a ki of coke. And from there, the sky would be the limit. - 2012, Kim K., Rise of an American Gangstress, Bellport, N.Y.: Melodrama Publishing,...
Forms
Noun government, military
- Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).
- At sea a special cauldron of 'ki,' prepared by the ship's cook, is sent round action stations in 'fannies' or large pitchers. - 1917, The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, volumes 34-35, page 217:
Noun human sciences, philosophy
- Alternative form of chi.
- If you are calm and relaxed it will be easier for you to accept and use his ki, helping him to reach his goal. In other words, you will redirect his ki or enhance it with your own to bring your attacker down in the...
Origin
From dated romanizations of Mandarin 氣 /气 (qì) without the k-q merger, or from Japanese 気 (ki), both ultimately from the same Middle Chinese origin.