Etymology

kaki

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Today it means: A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Full definition →

Malay kaki
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kaki · noun1

Borrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki).

kaki · noun2

  1. Malay · borrowed fromkaki“legs, feet, accomplices”
  2. English todaykaki

From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). Unrelated to Hokkien and Teochew 家己人 (ka-kī-lâng / ga¹ gi⁷ nang⁵, “one of us”).

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