View source for Kentucky

==English==
[[File:Map of USA KY.svg|thumb|right|Map of US highlighting Kentucky]]
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
{{unc|en}}; possibly from an {{der|en|iro}} word meaning "prairie"; compare {{cog|moh|kenhtà:ke||the meadow}}, {{cog|see|gëdá'geh|t=at the field}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kənˈtʌki/}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-Kentucky.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/kɛnˈtʌki/|a=RP,AU,NZ}}
* {{IPA|en|/kɛnˈtʊki/|a=Northern England,Ireland}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌki|s=3}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{place|en|state|c/USA|capital=Frankfort}}; largest city: [[Louisville]]. Formally known as the [[Commonwealth]] of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
# {{place|en|village|shire:Suf/Uralla|on the|r/Northern Tablelands|s/New South Wales|c/Australia}}.
# {{w|University of Kentucky}}.
# The {{w|Kentucky River}}, {{place|en|a=a|river|c/USA}}, a tributary of the {{w|Ohio River}}.
# An {{w|Munising Township, Michigan#Communities|unincorporated community}} in {{w|Munising Township, Michigan}}.

====Synonyms====
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* {{l|en|Bluegrass State}}
* {{l|en|Corn-cracker State}}
* {{l|en|Dark and Bloody Ground State}}
* {{l|en|Hemp State}}
* {{l|en|Kaintuck}}
* {{l|en|Tobacco State}}
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====Derived terms====
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* {{l|en|Dutch-Kentucky syndrome}}
* {{l|en|Kenfucky}}
* {{l|en|Kensucky}}
* {{l|en|Kentuckian}}
* {{l|en|Kentucky Admiral}}
* {{l|en|Kentucky coffeetree}}
* {{l|en|Kentucky Colonel}}
* {{l|en|Kentucky warbler}}
* {{l|en|Kentucky rifle}}
* {{l|en|Kentucky windage}}
* {{l|en|KFC}}
* {{l|en|KY}}, {{l|en|Ky.}}
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====Translations====
{{trans-top|US state}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|كِنْتَاكِي|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|Кентъ́ки|m}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|Kentucky|m}}
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎬᏅᏓᎩ}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|肯德基|tr=hang2 taap3 gei1}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|肯塔基|tr=Kěntǎjī}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|Kentucky}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Kentucky}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|Kentukio}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|Kentucky}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Kentucky|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|Kentucky|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|კენტუკი|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Kentucky|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|Κεντάκι|n}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|केंटकी}}, {{t|hi|कॅण्टकी}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|Kentucky}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|Kentucky|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ケンタッキー|tr=Kentakkī}}, {{t|ja|ケンタッキー州|tr=Kentakkī-shū}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|កេនតាក់គី}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|켄터키|tr=Kenteoki}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ເຄນທັກກີ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|Kentukia|f}}, {{t|la|Kentuckia|f}}, {{t|la|Chentuchia|f}}
* Limburgish: {{t|li|Kentucky|n}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|Кента́ки|m}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|Kentákii hahoodzo}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|Kentucky|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Kentucky|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|Kentucky|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|Kentucky}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Кенту́кки|m}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|Kentucky|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Kentucky|m}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|కెంటకీ}}
* Thai: {{t|th|เคนทักกี}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|Kentucky}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|Кенту́кі|m}} {{t|uk|Кенту́ккі|m}} {{qualifier|obsolete since 2019}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|קענטאָקי}}
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===See also===
{{table:USA/en}}

==Danish==
{{wikipedia|lang=da}}

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|da|en|Kentucky}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|da|proper noun|genitive|Kentuckys}}

# {{place|da|state|c/USA|t1=Kentucky}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|fi|en|Kentucky}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation|kentaki}}

===Proper noun===
{{fi-proper noun}}

# {{place|fi|state|c/USA|t1=Kentucky}}

====Declension====
* After the pronunciation (more common):
{{fi-decl-palvelu|n=sg|Kentucky|a}}
* After the spelling:
{{fi-decl-palvelu|n=sg|Kentucky|ä}}
* In speech, inflects like {{m|fi|risti}}.

==French==
{{wikipedia|lang=fr}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|en|Kentucky}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|Ke_ntucky|Ke_nteucky|a=Europe}}
* {{IPA|fr|/kɛn.tɔ.ki/|a=Canada}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-Kentucky.oga|a=France}}

===Proper noun===
{{fr-proper noun|m}}

# {{place|fr|state|c/USA|t1=Kentucky}}

==German==
{{wikipedia|lang=de}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|de|en|Kentucky}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/kɛnˈtaki/}}

===Proper noun===
{{de-proper noun|n}}

# {{place|de|state|c/USA|t1=Kentucky}}

==Italian==
{{wikipedia|lang=it}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|it|en|Kentucky}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|Kentàki}}

===Proper noun===
{{it-proper noun|m}}

# {{place|it|state|c/United States|t1=Kentucky}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|pl|en|Kentucky}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|kentaki|h=Ken.tu.cky}}

===Proper noun===
{{pl-proper noun|n|indecl=yes}}

# {{place|pl|state|c/United States|t1=Kentucky}}
# {{place|pl|river|c/United States|t1=Kentucky}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|pt|en|Kentucky}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|Kentâki,Kentúki}}

===Proper noun===
{{pt-proper noun|m}}

# {{place|pt|state|c/United States|t1=Kentucky}}

==Romanian==

===Proper noun===
{{head|ro|proper noun|g=n}}

# {{place|ro|state|c/USA|t1=Kentucky}}

==Slovak==
{{wp|lang=sk}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{sk-IPA|kentaki}}

===Proper noun===
{{sk-proper noun|n|gen=Kentucky}}

# {{place|sk|state|c/US|t=Kentucky}}

===References===
* {{R:sk:SDK}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr|quentaqui|quentoqui}}

===Proper noun===
{{es-proper noun|m}}

# {{place|es|state|c/USA|t1=Kentucky}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es|kentuckiano}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|lang=es}}