Ket

¹

[ ket ]

noun

, plural Kets, (especially collectively) Ket

1. a member of an Indigenous people of central Siberia, living in widely dispersed communities on tributaries of the Yenisei River, between 60° and 67° N latitude.
2. the Yeniseian language of the Ket, related only to several now extinct languages of the upper Yenisei.

ket-

²

1. variant of keto- before a vowel:

   ketene.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ket¹

From Russian, from Ket: Ket, “man, human being”

Example Sentences

“There have been kidney trafficking transactions at the Cambodia’s state-run Preah Ket Mealea Hospital,” said Krishna Murti, the National Police head of international relations division.

From Washington Times

A 10th suspect was accused of sending them to Preah Ket Mealea Hospital in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, for kidney transplant surgery.

From Washington Times

“There have been kidney trafficking transactions at the Cambodia’s state-run Preah Ket Mealea Hospital,” said Krishna Murti, the National Police head of international relations division.

From Seattle Times

A 10th suspect was accused of sending them to Preah Ket Mealea Hospital in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, for kidney transplant surgery.

From Seattle Times

“I want this race to be based on who has the best ideas,” he said in the recent KET debate.

From Washington Times