Ma'anar ƙamus na "ƙi" shine jin ƙiyayya ko ƙiyayya ga wani abu ko wani. Hakanan za'a iya bayyana shi a matsayin tsananin kyama ko kyama ga wani ko wani abu. Yana nuna zurfin ƙiyayya ko ƙiyayya ga mutum, abu, ko yanayi. Ma’anar “abin kyama” sun haɗa da abin ƙi, raini, abin ƙi, abin ƙyama, da zagi.
