( Sumerian) goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru

goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru

Ki said to me in so low a voice that it almost seemed as though I heard his thought and not his words, which perhaps indeed I did. – Moon of Israel by H. Rider Haggard

Ananda Moyi Ma, ki jai! – Autobiography of a YOGI by Paramhansa Yogananda

Thus caparisoned, he mounted a pony and came charging across the lawn, uttering wild ki- yis and quirting his mount at every jump. – Roughing it De Luxe by Irvin S. Cobb

The contests among the boys to decide who of them should be Bow- bearer to their chief for the ensuing year followed, and as the great drum, Kas- a- lal- ki, rolled forth its hollow, booming notes, twenty slender youths stepped forward, of whom the handsomest was Has- se the Sunbeam, and the tallest was dark- faced Chitta the Snake. – The Flamingo Feather by Kirk Munroe

" Ef dere's spooks anywhere dey's dereaway," he muttered over his hoe; " but den, ki! – Taken Alive by E. P. Roe

Meanwhile the governor had just heard of the attack on the train and of the part that our hero had taken in defence of the treasure, with what courage he had fought, and how he had delivered the country from the terrible Ki- Tsang. – The Adventures of a Special Correspondent by Jules Verne

Then they marched a hundred and thirty miles to Kas- kas- ki- a. – Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Edward Eggleston

Eu ki, kit seek; Dak a- kita seek. – The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Andrew Woods Williamson

" What difference would that make if he ki-" " Why, you were goin' right in the stall," Penrod reminded him. – Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington

Man's common transportation vehicle is the ki- ma'- ta, and in it he carries palay, camotes, and manure. – The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks

She is asleep, Ki- hi; lay her on the sofa, and let her sleep. – Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. Yonge

But be more plain, Ki. – Moon of Israel by H. Rider Haggard

As the dogs, worn- out by the hard journey, could not be replaced by fresh ones at the Eskimo colony of Ki- yi- lieng, Bertholf and Koltchoff waited there to bring them up later, while Jarvis and McCall pushed on, marching across the Yukon delta in temperatures below zero daily. – True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Adolphus W. Greely

" Is, massa, we come back and fight de Hessians; oh, ki, berry likely," exclaimed the negro, giving a poke with his elbow at his sable companion's ribs. – Hurricane Hurry by W.H.G. Kingston

With great courtesy and hospitality Ki Pak invited the stranger within the house. – Our Little Korean Cousin by H. Lee M. Pike

Under any circumstances we had now nothing to fear from Ki- Tsang. – The Adventures of a Special Correspondent by Jules Verne

The jin- ri- ki- sha, to give it its full name, means man- power carriage, and is like a big mail- cart or perambulator. – Peeps at Many Lands: Japan by John Finnemore