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Kam vs Kai - What's the difference?

kam | kai |

As an adjective kam

is crooked, awry.

As a noun kai is

{{context|lang=en|NZ|informal}} food.

As a proper noun Kai is

a given name derived from Germanic of modern usage.

kam

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (obsolete) crooked, awry
  • * 160? , Shakespeare, Coriolanus
    • This is clean kam .
    (Webster 1913) ----

    kai

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • food
  • * 1995 , Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
    • Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
  • * 2003 , "RK", Maori TV'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
    • i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai , go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.
  • * 2003 , "Carmen", Is there really a censor in NZ?!'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
    • Got to go now and get some kai .
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