Etymograph

English

kye

Kye comes from Korean 계(契).

  1. Koreanmodern계(契)1
  2. Englishtodaykye1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English kye

Lineage

  1. Koreanmodern계(契)Wiktionary, English kye
  2. EnglishtodaykyeWiktionary, English kye

Every English word from Korean 계(契)

Today it means

noun A Korean fundraising meeting.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “kye”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Korean 계(契) / kye

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