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qui

/ki/

pronoun/ki/

qui is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.

who, whom; who, which, that; whom (after a preposition); he who, who(m)ever; what

“Tu as vu qui ?” — Whom have you seen?

Inherited from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī.

conjunction/ki/

qui is feminine in French.

if

“Qui elle en a, ça va faire.” — If she has any, that will do.

Perhaps related to si (“if”).

interjection/ki/

Used to indicate the cry of a bird.

“Quand-ce que l’hiver est après arriver, tu les attends passer. Avant que le froid arrive tu les attends, qui! qui! qui!” — When the winter is about to come, you hear them flying over. Before the cold comes you hear them, kee! kee! kee!

Onomatopoeic.