kye

[ key ]

noun

1. a private Korean-American banking club to which members pay contributions and from which they may take out loans, usually to start small businesses.

kye

/ kaɪ /

noun

1. functioning as plural a Scottish and Northern English variant of kine

Word History and Origins

Origin of kye¹

Borrowed into English from Korean around 1985–90

Example Sentences

Zane's parents, Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler, say their son was killed by toxic hydrogen cyanide gas from a former waste dump.

From BBC

In the men’s event, Olympic and world silver medallist Kye Whyte is returning from a back injury of his own.

From BBC

If Beth Shriever and Kye Whyte have recovered from pre-Games injuries and are still in the running, they will have to negotiate the semi-finals before the gold-medal races from 20:35.

From BBC

Also included in the British team is Kye Whyte, who won his nation's first Olympic BMX racing medal with silver in the men's event - moments before Shreiver's gold in Tokyo.

From BBC

Kye, 29, was one such asylum seeker.

From Science Magazine