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==Basque==

===Etymology===
{{unk|eu}}, virtually the only native word with initial {{IPAchar|/k/}}. The dialectal form {{m|eu|eke}} is probably more conservative, which would point to {{inh|eu|euq-pro|*eke|*eke(e)}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-pr|+<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Aioramu-ke.wav>}}

===Noun===
{{eu-noun|in}}

# [[smoke]]

====Declension====
{{eu-decl-inanim}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|eu|ke-adar|ketsu<t:smoky>|ke-laino<t:smog>|kealdi|kebide<t:chimney>|kedar|kedartsu|kedartu|ketan<t:smoked>|ketu<t:to fill with smoke>|keztatu<t:to fill with smoke>}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:EH}}
* {{R:OEH}}

==Borôro==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bor|/kʰee̥/}}

===Noun===
{{head|bor|noun}}

# [[food]]
# [[bat]]

==Chuukese==

===Pronoun===
{{head|chk|pronoun}}

# [[you]] ''(singular)''

===Adjective===
{{head|chk|adjective}}

# you are

====Synonyms====
* {{l|chk|ka}}

====Related terms====
{{chk-tense chart}}

==Czech==

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}
* {{audio|cs|Cs-ke.ogg}}

===Preposition===
{{head|cs|preposition}}

# [[to]]
# [[toward]], [[towards]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|cs|k}}
* {{l|cs|ku}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:PSJC}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}

==Esperanto==

===Etymology===
From {{der|eo|fr|-}}, {{der|eo|pt|-}}, {{der|eo|es|que||that}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{eo-IPA|a=LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-ke.wav}}

===Conjunction===
{{eo-head|pos=conjunctions}}

# [[that]]

{{eo BRO|1}}

==Finnish==

===Noun===
{{head|fi|noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|fi|keskiviikko}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=ek|EK}}

==Guaraní==

===Noun===
{{head|gn|noun}}

# [[dream]]

===Verb===
{{head|gn|verb}}

# to [[sleep]]

====Conjugation====
{{gn-conj-aireal-oral}}

==Haitian Creole==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ht|/ke/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|ht|fr|que||that}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|ht|pronoun}}

# {{lb|ht|relative|object of relative clause}} [[that]]

=====Usage notes=====
* This word is often omitted.

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|ht|fr|queue|t=tail}}.

====Noun====
{{head|ht|noun}}

# [[tail]]

===Etymology 3===
From {{der|ht|fr|que||than}}.

====Preposition====
{{head|ht|preposition}}

# [[than]]

=====Alternative forms=====
* [[pase]]

{{C|ht|Animal body parts}}

==Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai==

===Particle===
{{head|yuf|particle}}

# {{lb|yuf|Yavapai}} [[not]], {{n-g|negation particle}}

===References===
* Corinna Handschuh, ''A typology of marked-S languages''

==Hawaiian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|haw|ka}}

===Etymology===
{{rfe|haw}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{haw-IPA}}

===Article===
{{head|haw|article|definite}}

# [[the]]

====Usage notes====
* Modifies words which begin with the letters 'k', 'a', 'e', and 'o'.

==Hokkien==
{{zh-see|街|poj}}
{{zh-see|加|poj|to [[add]]; [[more]]}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/ke/|/kɛ/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|io|eo|ke}}, from {{der|io|fr|que}}, {{der|io|pt|que}}, {{der|io|es|que}}, {{der|io|it|che}}.

====Conjunction====
{{head|io|conjunction}}

# [[that]]
#: {{ux|io|Me konocas '''ke''' tu volas helpar me.|I know '''that''' you want to help me}}

=====Usage notes=====
The conjugation can also be used in combination with a preposition to make it a conjugation. See: {{m|io|pro ke}}, {{m|io|por ke}}, {{m|io|dum ke}}, {{m|io|depos ke}}, and {{m|io|til ke}}.

===Etymology 2===
From {{suffix|io|k|e<id:consonant>}}.

====Noun====
{{io-noun|pl=ke-i}}

# {{non-gloss|The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]] letter '''[[K]]'''/'''[[k]]'''.}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letter names/io}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|id|ms|ke}}, from {{inh|id|ms-old|ka}}. For the verb sense, due to the dropping of preceding verb {{m|id|pergi||to go}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|[ˈkə]|[ˈk]|q2=colloquially, sometimes before words starting in consonants}}
* {{audio|id|LL-Q9240 (ind)-Xbypass-ke.wav}}
* {{hyphenation|id|kê}}

===Preposition===
{{head|id|preposition|head=kê}}

# [[to]]
#: {{ux|id|[[semalam|Semalam]] [[aku]] [[pergi]] '''ke''' [[rumah]] [[teman]].|Last night I went '''to''' a friend’s home.}}

===Verb===
{{head|id|verb}}
# {{lb|id|colloquial}} to [[go]]
#: {{ux|id|[[tadi|Tadi]] [[malam]] [[aku]] '''ke''' [[rumah]] [[teman]].|Last night I '''went to''' a friend’s home.}}

====See also====
* {{l|id|dari}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
Shorter, written form of {{m|it|che}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|it|pronoun}}

# {{lb|it|informal|often in Internet chat or in [[SMS]] messages}} [[who]]; [[which]]; [[what]]; [[that]]; [[than]]

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{Latn-def|ja|syllable|け|ケ|ke}}

==Kholosi==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|inc-kho}}

===Postposition===
{{head|inc-kho|postposition}}

# {{n-g|[[accusative]] case marker}}
# {{n-g|[[dative]] case marker}}
#: {{ux|inc-kho|Yunos [[mān]]ās'''ke''' [[nāmo]] nevisay|Yunes wrote a letter '''to''' his mother.}}

===References===
* {{R:inc-kho:Rezaei}}

==Kongo==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kg|bnt-pro|*kéè}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|kg|adjective|head=-ke}}

# [[small]] , [[little]]

==Ladino==

===Conjunction===
{{lad-conj|heb=קה}}

# [[that]]
# indicating desire or permission (usually used with the subjunctive)

===Pronoun===
{{lad-pron|heb=קה}}

# [[who]]; [[that]]
# [[that]]; [[whom]]

===Preposition===
{{lad-prep|heb=קה}}

# [[than]]

==Malay==

===Etymology 1===
Phonetic spelling of {{m|ms|-kah}} in a Johor-Riau accent.

====Pronunciation====
* {{ms-IPA}}

====Conjunction====
{{ms-conj|j=ک}}

# {{lb|ms|informal}} [[or]]
#: {{syn|ms|atau}}
#: {{ux|ms|Besar '''ke''' kecil?|Big '''or''' small?}}
#: {{ux|ms|Boleh '''ke''' tak?|Can you do it ('''or''' not)?}}

====Suffix====
{{ms-suffix|j=ک}}

# {{lb|ms|informal}} used on [[modal verb]]s, [[adverbs]], [[verb]]s and [[noun]]s to form [[question]]s
#: {{usex|ms|Boleh '''ke''' aku pinjam fon kau?|Can I borrow your phone?}}
#: {{usex|ms|Selalu '''ke''' cikgu tanya soalan macam tu?|Is it often that the teacher ask questions like that?}}
#: {{usex|ms|Abang kau dah beli '''ke''' PS5 yang dia kata nak beli tu?|Has your brother bought the PS5 that he said he was going to buy?}}
#: {{usex|ms|Kau '''ke''' yang dapat markah 100% dekat ujian baru-baru ni tu?|Are you the one that got a score of a 100% for the recent test?}}

=====Usage notes=====
Note that unlike {{m|ms|-kah}}, {{m|ms|ke}} isn't written conjoined with a preceding word.

===Etymology 2===
From {{cog|ms-old|ka}}, from {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*ka}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ms-IPA}}

====Preposition====
{{ms-prep|j=ک}}

# [[to]]
#: {{ant|ms|dari}}
#: {{ux|ms|Semalam aku pergi '''ke''' rumah kawan.|Yesterday I went '''to''' a friend’s house.}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|ms|kepada}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|id|ke}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{bor|ms|en|kay}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ms-IPA|ké}}

====Noun====
{{ms-noun|head=ké|ku=-|mu=-|nya=-}}

# {{Latn-def-lite|ms|name|K|k}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|ms|kaf}} {{q|Jawi letter name}}
* {{l|id|ke}} {{q|Indonesian}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letter names/ms}}

==Mandarin==

===Romanization===
{{cmn-pinyin|notr=1}}

# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|kē}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|ké}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|kě}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|kè}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|kê̄}}

====Usage notes====
* {{cmn-toneless-note}}

==Mapudungun==

===Noun===
{{head|arn|noun}} {{arn-sp|r}}

# [[liver]]

===References===
* {{R:Wixaleyiñ 2008}}

==Mbyá Guaraní==

===Verb===
{{head|gun|verb}}

# to [[sleep]]

====Conjugation====
{{gun-conj-dyn-oral}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nn|/kɛː/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|nn|pronoun}}

# {{lb|nn|dialectal|Eastern Norway}} {{alt form|nocap=1|nn|kva|t=what}}

==Old French==

===Pronoun===
{{head|fro|pronoun}}

# {{alternative form of|fro|que}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|fro|conjunction}}

# {{alternative form of|fro|que}}

==Pali==

===Alternative forms===
{{pi-alt}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|pi|pronoun form|cat2=interrogative pronouns}}

# {{inflection of|pi|ka||m|nom//acc|p}}

==Papiamentu==

===Etymology===
From {{der|pap|pt|querer}} and {{der|pap|es|querer}} and {{der|pap|kea|kré}}.

===Verb===
{{head|pap|verb}}

# to [[want]], to [[wish]]
# to [[love]], to [[like]]

==Romani==

===Conjunction===
{{head|rom|conjunction}}

# [[because]]

==Swahili==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-ke.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Adjective===
{{sw-adj}}

# [[female]]

====Declension====
{{sw-decl}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{l|sw|ume|-ume}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|sw|mke}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|tl|es|que}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr}}

====Conjunction====
{{tl-head|conjunction|b=+}} {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} 

# [[even if]]; [[whether]]
#: {{syn|tl|kahit|man|kahiman}}
#: {{uxi|tl|'''ke''' ganto|'''even if''' this is like this}}

=====Related terms=====
{{rel3|tl|kesyo|porke|ike}}

===Etymology 2===
Possibly from {{bor|tl|cmn|葛|tr=gé}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|kê}}

====Noun====
{{tl-noun|kê|b=+}} {{tlb|tl|plant}}

# [[kudzu]] {{gl|{{taxlink|Pueraria montans var. lobata|variety}}}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

==Tocharian A==

===Etymology===
Compare {{cog|txb|kaiyye}}.

===Noun===
{{head|xto|noun}}

# [[chance]], [[opportunity]]

==Tocharian B==

===Etymology===
Possibly related to the intensifying suffix {{m|txb|-k(ä)}}.

===Particle===
{{head|txb|particle}}

# [[intensifying]] particle

===Further reading===
* {{R:txb:Adams 2013|head=ke|page=201}}

==Tooro==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*kéè}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ttj|/ke/}}

===Adjective===
{{ttj-adj}}

# [[small]], [[little]]
#: {{syn|ttj|taito|alt1=-taito}}
#: {{ant|ttj|kooto|alt1=-kooto}}

====Usage notes====
When used in the plural, ''-ke'' can mean 'few' or 'small number of', in addition to 'small'. Thus, ''emiti mike'' can mean 'small trees' or 'a few trees'.

====Declension====
{{ttj-decl-aug}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ttj|keeha|-keeha|to grow small; to contract}}

===References===
* {{R:bnt:BLR|7984}}
* {{R:ttj:Kaji:2007|page=358}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tr|/ce/|/ka/}}

===Noun===
{{head|tr|noun}}

# {{Latn-def|tr|name|K|k}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letter names/tr}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun|鷄}}

# [[saliva]]/[[drool]] that [[flow]]s [[out]] when [[sleep]]ing
#: {{ux|vi|Mồm dính '''ke''' kìa.|You have '''spit''' around your mouth.}}

==Xerénte==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|xer|/kʰe/}}<!--Mattos-->

===Noun===
{{head|xer|noun}}

# [[honey]]

===References===
* Rinaldo de Mattos, ''Fonêmica Xerente''

==Ye'kwana==

===Pronunciation===
* {{mch-IPA}}

===Particle===
{{head|mch|particle}}

# {{ng|quotative particle}}

===References===
* {{R:mch:Cáceres|head=ke}}

==Yoruba==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|ké}}

====Verb====
{{yo-verb|ké}}

# to [[cry]]; to [[shout]]; to [[scream]]
#: {{uxi|yo|Mo '''ké''' sí ọ|I '''cry out''' to you}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|yo|akéwì|t=oral poet}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|ké}}

====Verb====
{{yo-verb|ké}}

# to [[cut]]
#: {{syn|yo|gé}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|yo|àáké|t=axe}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|kè}}

====Particle====
{{yo-pos|particle|kè}}

# {{lb|yo|Ìyàgbà}} {{alt form|yo|kò}}
#: {{uxi|yo|Ìghọn ọlọ́ṣà '''kè''' gbe arù rẹ̀ rè|The thieves did '''not''' steal his luggage}}

==Zulu==

===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|zu}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zu-IPA}}

====Verb====
{{zu-verb}}

# {{lb|zu|auxiliary}} [[sometimes]], [[occasionally]] {{+obj|zu|subj}}
#: {{ux|zu|'''Ake''' akhale.|'''Sometimes''' he cries.}}
# {{lb|zu|auxiliary}} [[ever]] {{+obj|zu|past-sub-cl}}
#: {{ux|zu|'''Wake''' wabona ibhubesi?|Have you '''ever''' seen a lion?}}

=====Inflection=====
{{rfinfl|zu|verb}}

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|zu}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{zu-IPA|ké}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|zu|conjunction}}

# (that one) [[dare]] to, [[let]]; {{n-g|indicates threatening}} {{+obj|zu|subj}}
#: {{usex|zu|'''Ke''' azame-nje!|Just '''let''' him try!}}

===References===
* {{R:zu:ZED|-ke}}
* {{R:zu:ZED|ke|3}}