desis

See also: Desis, -desis, desiș, desiš, and děsíš

English

Noun

desis

1. plural of desi

Anagrams

• Deiss, sides

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈdɛ.zis]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈdə.zis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈde.zis]

Verb

desis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of desar

Latin

Verb

dēsīs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of dēsum

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /dəˈsis/ [dəˈsis]

Noun

dĕsis (plural desis-desis or desis²) (onomatopoeia)

1. A hissing sound.
2. (specifically) The hiss of a cat.

Affixations

• mendesis

Related terms

• desus (a more audible sound)

Further reading

• "desis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017