# khaki
## English
### Alternative forms

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

### Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani خاکی / ख़ाकी (xākī), from Classical Persian خاکی (xākī, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).
Sense 5 was coined in reference to the colour of the uniform of British troops during the Second Boer War; compare rooinek.

### Pronunciation

* (General Australian, New Zealand, UK) enPR: kä-k'ē, IPA: /ˈkɑː.ki/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* (General American) enPR: kă-k'ē, IPA: /ˈkæ.ki/
* (Canada) enPR: kär-k'ē, kä-k'ē, kă-k'ē, IPA: /ˈkɑɹ.ki/, /ˈkɑː.ki/, /ˈkæki/
* Homophone: cocky (some accents with the father-bother merger)
* Rhymes: -ɑːki, -æki, -ɑː(ɹ)ki

### Noun

khaki (countable and uncountable, plural khakis or (especially sense 5) khakies)
* 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 tambourine For 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):
* 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:
* A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
* (rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
* (South Africa, derogatory, slang) A British person.
** 1902, Philip Pienaar, With Steyn And De Wet‎, 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.
* (chiefly in the plural) Khaki clothing or uniform.
** 1915 Out West magazine
    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

* Khaki Campbell
* khaki drill
* khaki election
* khaki-green

#### Translations
### Adjective

khaki (comparative more khaki, superlative most khaki)
* Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

#### Derived terms

* khaki green

#### Translations
### See also

* Appendix:Colors

### References

* ↑ publisher=F.A. Pattee & Company

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English khaki.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkhɑki/, [ˈkhɑ̝k̟i]
* Rhymes: -ɑki
* Hyphenation: kha‧ki

### Noun

khaki
* khaki (cloth)
    Synonym: khakikangas
* khaki (beige colour)

#### Declension

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
khakiaan khakiansa
khakejaan khakejansa
inessive
khakissaan khakissansa
khakeissaan khakeissansa
elative
khakistaan khakistansa
khakeistaan khakeistansa
illative
khakiinsa
khakeihinsa
adessive
khakillaan khakillansa
khakeillaan khakeillansa
ablative
khakiltaan khakiltansa
khakeiltaan khakeiltansa
allative
khakilleen khakillensa
khakeilleen khakeillensa
essive
khakinaan khakinansa
khakeinaan khakeinansa
translative
khakikseen khakiksensa
khakeikseen khakeiksensa
abessive
khakittaan khakittansa
khakeittaan khakeittansa
instructive
comitative
—khakeineen khakeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* khakiasu
* khakihousut
* khakikangas
* khakinvärinen
* khakipuku

### Adjective

khaki (comparative khakimpi, superlative khakein)
* khaki (beige colour)

#### Declension

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
khakiaan khakiansa
khakejaan khakejansa
inessive
khakissaan khakissansa
khakeissaan khakeissansa
elative
khakistaan khakistansa
khakeistaan khakeistansa
illative
khakiinsa
khakeihinsa
adessive
khakillaan khakillansa
khakeillaan khakeillansa
ablative
khakiltaan khakiltansa
khakeiltaan khakeiltansa
allative
khakilleen khakillensa
khakeilleen khakeillensa
essive
khakinaan khakinansa
khakeinaan khakeinansa
translative
khakikseen khakiksensa
khakeikseen khakeiksensa
abessive
khakittaan khakittansa
khakeittaan khakeittansa
instructive
comitative
—khakeineen khakeinensa :

### Further reading

* “khaki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

From English khaki.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.ki/

### Adjective

khaki (plural khakis)
* (archaic) Alternative spelling of kaki

## German
### Alternative forms

* kaki

### Etymology

Borrowed from English khaki.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkaːki/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kha‧ki

### Adjective

khaki (indeclinable)
* khaki (color)

### References

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

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* kaki

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

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

### Further reading

* “khaki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English khaki.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

khaki (not comparable, no derived adverb)
* khaki
    Synonym: szarozielony

### Noun

khaki n (indeclinable)
* khaki (color)

#### See also

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

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