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English

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Alternative forms

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  • carkee, carky, karkey, khakee, kharkee, kharki (all obsolete)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindustani خاکی (xākī) / ख़ाकी (xākī), from Classical Persian خَاکِی (xākī, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).

Noun sense 5 was coined in reference to the colour of the uniform of British troops during the Second Boer War; compare rooinek.

Pronunciation

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  • (Indic) IPA(key): /xɑki/, /kʰɑki/
  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) enPR: kä-k'ē, IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.ki/
    • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • (General American) enPR: kă-k'ē, IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ki/
  • (Canada) enPR: kär-k'ē, kä-k'ē, kă-k'ē, IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.ki/, /ˈkɑː.ki/, /ˈkæ.ki/
  • Homophones: car key (most non-rhotic accents, Canada with /ɑɹ/), cocky (with /ɑ/ and father-bother merger)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːki, -æki, -ɑː(ɹ)ki

Noun

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khaki (countable and uncountable, plural khakis or (especially noun sense 5) khakies)

  1. A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
    • 1899, Rudyard Kipling, The Absent-Minded Beggar:When you've shouted "Rule Britannia", when you've sung "God Save The Queen",When you've finished killing Kruger with your mouth;Will you kindly drop a shilling in my little tambourineFor a gentleman in khaki ordered South?
    • 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 60:But being the right shade of khaki or shit-brown is not enough.
    khaki (Pantone):   khaki (HTML):  
  2. Khaki green, a dull green colour.
    • 1921, War work of the Bureau of Standards, no. 46, page 54. The English Government for a long time has used a type of pigmented dope cover, khaki colored by iron pigments and lampblack, which is called P. C. 10.
    • 2007, Yuji Matsuki, American Fighters Over Europe: Colors & Markings of USAAF Fighters in WWII, page 4, →ISBN. At the end of World War I, the U.S. Army Air Service painted everything khaki. This khaki was practically the same as British PC10 and can be considered the basis of the later olive drab color.
    • 2010, Martin Windrow, French Foreign Legion: Infantry and Cavalry since 1945, →ISBN, page 52:In these notes we have used the British rather than the US terms for colours: i.e. 'khaki' here means the drab brown - US 'olive drab' - used for woolen uniforms and 'khaki drill' for the pale yellowish tan - US 'khaki' - used for lightweight summer/tropical dress.
    • Op. cit., page 56 The very loose seroual trousers were made in both sand-khaki drill, and in winter-weight khaki wool for wear with the M1946 battledress blouse.
    khaki green:  
  3. A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
  4. (rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
  5. (South Africa, derogatory, slang) A British person.
    • 1902, Philip Pienaar, With Steyn And De Wet‎[2], Methuen:"Frank, it's a khaki," I whisper, "keep straight on."
    • 1997, Richard N. Kelly, John Cantrell, Modern British Statesmen, 1867-1945, page 90:War and then victory raised patriotic sentiment inside Britain and brought the Colonial Secretary national popularity. Unionists were quick to milk this with a 'khaki' election in 1900 at which they won a massive landslide.
  6. (chiefly in the plural) Khaki clothing or uniform.
    • 1915 Out West magazine[1] The porter in going through the rear coach, which was almost empty, noticed one of the occupants, a muscular, soldierly man in khakies to be apparently asleep in his seat.

Derived terms

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  • Khaki Campbell
  • khaki drill
  • khakied
  • khaki election
  • khaki-green
  • khakistocracy
  • khakiweed

Translations

[edit] yellowish-brown colour
  • Arabic: please add this translation if you can
  • Armenian: խակի (hy) sg (xaki)
  • Bulgarian: хаки (haki)
  • Catalan: caqui (ca) m
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 卡其色 (zh) (kǎqísè), 黃褐色 / 黄褐色 (zh) (huánghèsè)
  • Czech: khaki (cs)
  • Danish: please add this translation if you can
  • Dutch: kaki (nl) n
  • Finnish: khaki (fi)
  • Georgian: ხაკი (xaḳi), ხაკისფერი (xaḳisperi)
  • German: Kaki (de) n, Khaki (de) n
  • Hebrew: חָקִי (he) m (khakí)
  • Hindi: ख़ाकी (xākī)
  • Hungarian: khaki (hu)
  • Indonesian: kaki (id)
  • Italian: cachi (it) m
  • Japanese: カーキ色 (ja) (kāki-iro)
  • Khmer: កាគី (kaakii)
  • Korean: 카키색 (ko) (kakisaek)
  • Malayalam: ഖാക്കി (ml) (khākki)
  • Māori: pākā kōrito
  • Marathi: खाकी m (khākī)
  • Norman: kaki m
  • Persian: خاکی (fa) (xâki)
  • Polish: khaki (pl) n
  • Portuguese: cáqui (pt), caqui (pt)
  • Romanian: kaki (ro)
  • Russian: ха́ки (ru) n (xáki), цвет ха́ки m (cvet xáki)
  • Spanish: caqui (es) m
  • Thai: กากี (th) (gaa-gii)
  • Ukrainian: ха́кі n (xáki)
  • Urdu: خاکی (xākī)
  • Vietnamese: màu kaki
khaki green — see khaki green strong cloth of wool or cotton
  • Arabic: please add this translation if you can
  • Catalan: caqui (ca) m
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 卡其布 (zh) (kǎqíbù)
  • Danish: please add this translation if you can
  • Dutch: legerkledij f
  • Finnish: khaki (fi), khakikangas
  • Italian: cachi (it) m
  • Japanese: please add this translation if you can
  • Korean: please add this translation if you can
  • Norman: kaki m
  • Portuguese: caqui (pt) m
  • Russian: please add this translation if you can
  • Spanish: caqui (es) m
  • Vietnamese: vải kaki, vải khaki

Adjective

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khaki (comparative more khaki, superlative most khaki)

  1. Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

Derived terms

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  • khaki green

Translations

[edit] dust-coloured
  • Arabic: كَاكِي (kākī), خَاكِي (ḵākī)
  • Bulgarian: хаки (haki)
  • Catalan: caqui (ca)
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 黃褐色 / 黄褐色 (zh) (huánghèsè)
  • Danish: please add this translation if you can
  • Dutch: kakikleurig (nl)
  • Esperanto: kakia
  • Finnish: khakinvärinen
  • Georgian: ხაკი (xaḳi), ხაკისფერი (xaḳisperi)
  • German: kaki (de), khaki, kakifarben (de), khakifarben (de)
  • Hindi: ख़ाकी (xākī)
  • Interlingua: khaki, de color khaki
  • Italian: cachi (it) m
  • Japanese: カーキ色 (ja) (kāki-iro)
  • Korean: please add this translation if you can
  • Māori: pākā kōrito
  • Persian: خاکی (fa) (xâki)
  • Portuguese: cáqui (pt), caqui (pt)
  • Romanian: kaki (ro)
  • Russian: ха́ки (ru) (xáki)
  • Spanish: please add this translation if you can
  • Urdu: خاکی (xākī)
  • Vietnamese: màu kaki, màu khaki

See also

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  • Appendix:Colors

References

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  1. ^ [1] publisher=F.A. Pattee & Company

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English khaki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkhɑki/, [ˈkhɑ̝k̟i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑki
  • Syllabification(key): kha‧ki
  • Hyphenation(key): kha‧ki

Noun

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khaki

  1. khaki (cloth) Synonym: khakikangas
  2. khaki (beige colour)

Declension

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Inflection of khaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative khaki khakit
genitive khakin khakien
partitive khakia khakeja
illative khakiin khakeihin
singular plural
nominative khaki khakit
accusative nom. khaki khakit
gen. khakin
genitive khakin khakien
partitive khakia khakeja
inessive khakissa khakeissa
elative khakista khakeista
illative khakiin khakeihin
adessive khakilla khakeilla
ablative khakilta khakeilta
allative khakille khakeille
essive khakina khakeina
translative khakiksi khakeiksi
abessive khakitta khakeitta
instructive — khakein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of khaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative khakini khakini
accusative nom. khakini khakini
gen. khakini
genitive khakini khakieni
partitive khakiani khakejani
inessive khakissani khakeissani
elative khakistani khakeistani
illative khakiini khakeihini
adessive khakillani khakeillani
ablative khakiltani khakeiltani
allative khakilleni khakeilleni
essive khakinani khakeinani
translative khakikseni khakeikseni
abessive khakittani khakeittani
instructive — —
comitative — khakeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative khakisi khakisi
accusative nom. khakisi khakisi
gen. khakisi
genitive khakisi khakiesi
partitive khakiasi khakejasi
inessive khakissasi khakeissasi
elative khakistasi khakeistasi
illative khakiisi khakeihisi
adessive khakillasi khakeillasi
ablative khakiltasi khakeiltasi
allative khakillesi khakeillesi
essive khakinasi khakeinasi
translative khakiksesi khakeiksesi
abessive khakittasi khakeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — khakeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative khakimme khakimme
accusative nom. khakimme khakimme
gen. khakimme
genitive khakimme khakiemme
partitive khakiamme khakejamme
inessive khakissamme khakeissamme
elative khakistamme khakeistamme
illative khakiimme khakeihimme
adessive khakillamme khakeillamme
ablative khakiltamme khakeiltamme
allative khakillemme khakeillemme
essive khakinamme khakeinamme
translative khakiksemme khakeiksemme
abessive khakittamme khakeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — khakeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative khakinne khakinne
accusative nom. khakinne khakinne
gen. khakinne
genitive khakinne khakienne
partitive khakianne khakejanne
inessive khakissanne khakeissanne
elative khakistanne khakeistanne
illative khakiinne khakeihinne
adessive khakillanne khakeillanne
ablative khakiltanne khakeiltanne
allative khakillenne khakeillenne
essive khakinanne khakeinanne
translative khakiksenne khakeiksenne
abessive khakittanne khakeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — khakeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative khakinsa khakinsa
accusative nom. khakinsa khakinsa
gen. khakinsa
genitive khakinsa khakiensa
partitive khakiaankhakiansa khakejaankhakejansa
inessive khakissaankhakissansa khakeissaankhakeissansa
elative khakistaankhakistansa khakeistaankhakeistansa
illative khakiinsa khakeihinsa
adessive khakillaankhakillansa khakeillaankhakeillansa
ablative khakiltaankhakiltansa khakeiltaankhakeiltansa
allative khakilleenkhakillensa khakeilleenkhakeillensa
essive khakinaankhakinansa khakeinaankhakeinansa
translative khakikseenkhakiksensa khakeikseenkhakeiksensa
abessive khakittaankhakittansa khakeittaankhakeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — khakeineenkhakeinensa

Derived terms

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  • khakiasu
  • khakihousut
  • khakikangas
  • khakinvärinen
  • khakipuku

Adjective

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khaki (comparative khakimpi, superlative khakein)

  1. khaki (beige colour)

Declension

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Inflection of khaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative khaki khakit
genitive khakin khakien
partitive khakia khakeja
illative khakiin khakeihin
singular plural
nominative khaki khakit
accusative nom. khaki khakit
gen. khakin
genitive khakin khakien
partitive khakia khakeja
inessive khakissa khakeissa
elative khakista khakeista
illative khakiin khakeihin
adessive khakilla khakeilla
ablative khakilta khakeilta
allative khakille khakeille
essive khakina khakeina
translative khakiksi khakeiksi
abessive khakitta khakeitta
instructive — khakein
comitative — khakeine
Possessive forms of khaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative khakini khakini
accusative nom. khakini khakini
gen. khakini
genitive khakini khakieni
partitive khakiani khakejani
inessive khakissani khakeissani
elative khakistani khakeistani
illative khakiini khakeihini
adessive khakillani khakeillani
ablative khakiltani khakeiltani
allative khakilleni khakeilleni
essive khakinani khakeinani
translative khakikseni khakeikseni
abessive khakittani khakeittani
instructive — —
comitative — khakeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative khakisi khakisi
accusative nom. khakisi khakisi
gen. khakisi
genitive khakisi khakiesi
partitive khakiasi khakejasi
inessive khakissasi khakeissasi
elative khakistasi khakeistasi
illative khakiisi khakeihisi
adessive khakillasi khakeillasi
ablative khakiltasi khakeiltasi
allative khakillesi khakeillesi
essive khakinasi khakeinasi
translative khakiksesi khakeiksesi
abessive khakittasi khakeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — khakeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative khakimme khakimme
accusative nom. khakimme khakimme
gen. khakimme
genitive khakimme khakiemme
partitive khakiamme khakejamme
inessive khakissamme khakeissamme
elative khakistamme khakeistamme
illative khakiimme khakeihimme
adessive khakillamme khakeillamme
ablative khakiltamme khakeiltamme
allative khakillemme khakeillemme
essive khakinamme khakeinamme
translative khakiksemme khakeiksemme
abessive khakittamme khakeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — khakeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative khakinne khakinne
accusative nom. khakinne khakinne
gen. khakinne
genitive khakinne khakienne
partitive khakianne khakejanne
inessive khakissanne khakeissanne
elative khakistanne khakeistanne
illative khakiinne khakeihinne
adessive khakillanne khakeillanne
ablative khakiltanne khakeiltanne
allative khakillenne khakeillenne
essive khakinanne khakeinanne
translative khakiksenne khakeiksenne
abessive khakittanne khakeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — khakeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative khakinsa khakinsa
accusative nom. khakinsa khakinsa
gen. khakinsa
genitive khakinsa khakiensa
partitive khakiaankhakiansa khakejaankhakejansa
inessive khakissaankhakissansa khakeissaankhakeissansa
elative khakistaankhakistansa khakeistaankhakeistansa
illative khakiinsa khakeihinsa
adessive khakillaankhakillansa khakeillaankhakeillansa
ablative khakiltaankhakiltansa khakeiltaankhakeiltansa
allative khakilleenkhakillensa khakeilleenkhakeillensa
essive khakinaankhakinansa khakeinaankhakeinansa
translative khakikseenkhakiksensa khakeikseenkhakeiksensa
abessive khakittaankhakittansa khakeittaankhakeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — khakeineenkhakeinensa

Further reading

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  • “khaki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

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Etymology

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From English khaki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.ki/

Adjective

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khaki (plural khakis)

  1. (archaic) alternative spelling of kaki

German

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Alternative forms

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  • kaki

Etymology

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Borrowed from English khaki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːki/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: kha‧ki

Adjective

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khaki (indeclinable)

  1. khaki (color)

References

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  • “khaki” in Duden online
  • “khaki” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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  • kaki

Etymology

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From English khaki, from Hindi ख़ाकी (xākī) / Urdu خاکی (xākī), from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈxaki/ [ˈxa.ki]
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: kha‧ki

Noun

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khaki (plural khaki-khaki)

  1. khaki (a dull, yellowish-brown color, the colour of dust) khaki (Pantone):   khaki (HTML):  

Further reading

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  • “khaki”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:khakiWikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English khaki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: kha‧ki
  • Homophone: kaki

Adjective

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khaki (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. khaki Synonym: szarozielony

Noun

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khaki n (indeclinable)

  1. khaki (color)

See also

[edit] Colors in Polish · kolory(layout · text)
     biały      szary      czarny
             czerwony; karmazyn              pomarańczowy; brązowy              żółty; beżowy
             limonkowy              zielony              miętowy; ciemnozielony
             cyjan; morski              błękitny              niebieski
             fuksja; indygo              magenta; purpurowy              różowy

Further reading

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  • khaki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • khaki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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