Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
Kings . - noun A liliaceous plant, Cordyline terminalis, which is distributed through the Pacific islands, the Malay archipelago, and in China.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The Sumerian goddess personifying earth; the counterpart of Akkadian Aruru.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Ti , a plant native to the Pacific islands and China, Cordyline fruticosa - noun A form of
psychic energy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
- noun goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hawaiians refer to it as mana, the Greeks called it pneuma, the Japanese call it ki, yogis know it as prana, devout Christians might think of it as the Holy Ghost, martial artists know it is energy, and my 10-year-old son insists it the ineffable force that lends atoms awareness of themselves.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Hawaiians refer to it as mana, the Greeks called it pneuma, the Japanese call it ki, yogis know it as prana, devout Christians might think of it as the Holy Ghost, martial artists know it is energy, and my 10-year-old son insists it the ineffable force that lends atoms awareness of themselves.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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Dduk bok ki is my favorite street food of all time, closely followed by a kazillion other things.
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Hawaiians refer to it as mana, the Greeks called it pneuma, the Japanese call it ki, yogis know it as prana, devout Christians might think of it as the Holy Ghost, martial artists know it is energy, and my 10-year-old son insists it the ineffable force that lends atoms awareness of themselves.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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I agree with Lisa, dduk bok ki is definitely the best.
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Hawaiians refer to it as mana, the Greeks called it pneuma, the Japanese call it ki, yogis know it as prana, devout Christians might think of it as the Holy Ghost, martial artists know it is energy, and my 10-year-old son insists it the ineffable force that lends atoms awareness of themselves.
Arthur Rosenfeld: What Is Qi? Arthur Rosenfeld 2010
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In the Swahili case that resulted in ki - being seen as a normally occurring prefix.
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May 25th, 2006 at 6: 37 pm stin ki poo says: som ting wong al gorr nut bab
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The expression ki-'al-ken is not to be rendered "for on that account," as many still claim.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Japanese symbol for "ki" - a governing concept in Japanese Meridian Therapy Wikimedia Commons If you like this ...
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