kisi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kisi"

Esperanto

Etymology

    Borrowed from English kiss. Compare German küssen, Yiddish קישן (kishn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkisi/
    • Audio 1:(file)
    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -isi
    • Syllabification: ki‧si

    Verb

    kisi (present kisas, past kisis, future kisos, conditional kisus, volitive kisu)

    1. (transitive) to kiss
      Kisu min, stultulo.Kiss me, stupid.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of kisi
    present past future
    singular plural singular plural singular plural
    tense kisas kisis kisos
    active participle kisanta kisantaj kisinta kisintaj kisonta kisontaj
    acc. kisantan kisantajn kisintan kisintajn kisontan kisontajn
    passive participle kisata kisataj kisita kisitaj kisota kisotaj
    acc. kisatan kisatajn kisitan kisitajn kisotan kisotajn
    nominal active participle kisanto kisantoj kisinto kisintoj kisonto kisontoj
    acc. kisanton kisantojn kisinton kisintojn kisonton kisontojn
    nominal passive participle kisato kisatoj kisito kisitoj kisoto kisotoj
    acc. kisaton kisatojn kisiton kisitojn kisoton kisotojn
    adverbial active participle kisante kisinte kisonte
    adverbial passive participle kisate kisite kisote
    infinitive kisi imperative kisu conditional kisus

    Derived terms

    • forkisi (to kiss away (ex. sorrow))
    • interkisi
    • kisadi (to kiss for a long time or repeatedly; to make out)
    • kisebla (kissable)
    • kisema (inclined toward kissing)
    • kiseto (small, fast kiss; peck)
    • kisinda (worthy of being kissed)
    • kiso (kiss)

    Indonesian

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Malay کيسي (kisi).

    Noun

    kisi (plural kisi-kisi)

    1. synonym of kisi-kisi (grating)
    2. lattice:
      1. (literal) a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis
      2. (physics, crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif
      3. electrode for fuel cells
      4. (mathematics, algebra, statistics) In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in
        1. (mathematics) graph that can be drawn within a repeating arrangement of points
      5. optical lattice: spatially periodic polarization pattern
    3. (mechanical engineering) grill (vehicle front cover)
    Derived terms
    • berkisi
    • berkisi-kisi
    • kisi-kisi
    • kisi kristal
    • kisi radiator

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦶꦱꦶ (kisi, snake hatchling, literally bobbin, spool, reel).

    Noun

    kisi (plural kisi-kisi)

    1. snake hatchling
    Descendants
    • Malay: کيسي (kisi) (semantic loan)

    Further reading

    Jamamadí

    Verb

    kisi

    1. (Banawá) to descend

    References

    Javanese

    Romanization

    kisi

    1. romanization of ꦏꦶꦱꦶ

    Maltese

    Root
    k-s-j
    3 terms

    Etymology

    From Arabic كَسْو (kasw).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.sɪ/
    • Rhymes: -ɪsɪ

    Noun

    kisi m

    1. verbal noun of kesa: the act of covering, plastering

    Mwani

    Noun

    kisi class 7

    1. darkness

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈki.ɕi/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -iɕi
    • Syllabification: ki‧si

    Verb

    kisi

    1. third-person singular present of kisić

    Swahili

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa, to measure).

    Verb

    -kisi (infinitive kukisi)

    1. to imagine, envisage, contemplate
    2. (nautical) to measure a ship's location
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of -kisi
    Positive present -nakisi
    Subjunctive -kisi
    Negative -kisi
    Imperative singular kisi
    Infinitives
    Positive kukisi
    Negative kutokisi
    Imperatives
    Singular kisi
    Plural kisini
    Tensed forms
    Habitual hukisi
    Positive past positive subject concord + -likisi
    Negative past negative subject concord + -kukisi
    Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakisi)
    Singular Plural
    1st person ninakisi/nakisi tunakisi
    2nd person unakisi mnakisi
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakisi wanakisi
    other classes positive subject concord + -nakisi
    Negative present (negative subject concord + -kisi)
    Singular Plural
    1st person sikisi hatukisi
    2nd person hukisi hamkisi
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakisi hawakisi
    other classes negative subject concord + -kisi
    Positive future positive subject concord + -takisi
    Negative future negative subject concord + -takisi
    Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kisi)
    Singular Plural
    1st person nikisi tukisi
    2nd person ukisi mkisi
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) akisi wakisi
    other classes positive subject concord + -kisi
    Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikisi
    Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekisi
    Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekisi
    Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikisi
    Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikisi
    Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akisi)
    Singular Plural
    1st person nakisi twakisi
    2nd person wakisi mwakisi
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) akisi wakisi
    m-mi(III/IV) wakisi yakisi
    ji-ma(V/VI) lakisi yakisi
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakisi vyakisi
    n(IX/X) yakisi zakisi
    u(XI) wakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) kwakisi
    pa(XVI) pakisi
    mu(XVIII) mwakisi
    Perfect positive subject concord + -mekisi
    "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakisi
    "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakisi
    "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikisi
    "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokisi
    Consecutive kakisi / positive subject concord + -kakisi
    Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakisi
    Object concord (indicative positive)
    Singular Plural
    1st person -nikisi -tukisi
    2nd person -kukisi -wakisi/-kukisini/-wakisini
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkisi -wakisi
    m-mi(III/IV) -ukisi -ikisi
    ji-ma(V/VI) -likisi -yakisi
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikisi -vikisi
    n(IX/X) -ikisi -zikisi
    u(XI) -ukisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kukisi
    pa(XVI) -pakisi
    mu(XVIII) -mukisi
    Reflexive -jikisi
    Relative forms
    General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kisi- + relative marker)
    Singular Plural
    m-wa(I/II) -kisiye -kisio
    m-mi(III/IV) -kisio -kisiyo
    ji-ma(V/VI) -kisilo -kisiyo
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisicho -kisivyo
    n(IX/X) -kisiyo -kisizo
    u(XI) -kisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kisiko
    pa(XVI) -kisipo
    mu(XVIII) -kisimo
    Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kisi)
    Singular Plural
    m-wa(I/II) -yekisi -okisi
    m-mi(III/IV) -okisi -yokisi
    ji-ma(V/VI) -lokisi -yokisi
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokisi -vyokisi
    n(IX/X) -yokisi -zokisi
    u(XI) -okisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kokisi
    pa(XVI) -pokisi
    mu(XVIII) -mokisi
    Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
    Derived terms
    • Verbal derivations:

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English kiss.

    Noun

    kisi class IX (no plural)

    1. a kiss on the lips
      Synonym: busu

    Tagabawa

    Noun

    kisì

    1. blanket

    Volapük

    Pronoun

    kisi

    1. what? (accusative, interrogative) (accusative of kis)