kisi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kisi"

Esperanto

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der.

Proto-Germanic *kussaz

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Germanic *-janą

Proto-Germanic *kussijaną

Proto-West Germanic *kussijan

Old English cyssan

Middle English kissen

English kissbor.

Esperanto kisi

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisi/

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• 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”)
• rekisi

Further reading

• “kisi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “kisi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkisi/ [ˈki.si]
• Rhymes: -isi
• Syllabification: ki‧si

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

• “kisi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jamamadí

Verb

kisi

1. (Banawá) to descend

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Javanese

Romanization

kisi

1. romanization of ꦏꦶꦱꦶ

Maltese

Root
k-s-j
3 terms

Etymology

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Arabic كَسْو (kasw)

Maltese kisi

Inherited 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/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Podhale) IPA^(key): [ˈki.ɕi]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɕi
• Syllabification: ki‧si

Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Balto-Slavic *is

Proto-Slavic *jь

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *jakъ

Old Polish jaki

Polish jaki

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís

Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís

Proto-Slavic *sьder.

Old Polish -ś

Polish -ś

Polish jakisiclip.

Polish kisi

Clipping of jakisi.

Pronoun

kisi

1. (Podhale, Rabka-Zdrój) synonym of jakiś

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kisi

1. third-person singular present of kisić

Further reading

• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “jakiś”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 224

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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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:
  • Applicative: -kisia

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)