miksi

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English mix, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (“to mix, combine”). Compare German mixen, mischen. Also related to French mélanger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiksi]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iksi
• Hyphenation: mik‧si

Verb

miksi (present miksas, past miksis, future miksos, conditional miksus, volitive miksu)

1. to mix
2. to shuffle (cards)
   • 1908, Henri Vallienne, Ĉu li?, ch. 3:

     La junulo miksis la kartojn kaj prenis unu el ili. Ĝi estis la kera damo.

     The youth shuffled the cards and drew one of them. It was the queen of hearts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of miksi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense miksas miksis miksos active participle miksanta miksantaj miksinta miksintaj miksonta miksontaj acc. miksantan miksantajn miksintan miksintajn miksontan miksontajn passive participle miksata miksataj miksita miksitaj miksota miksotaj acc. miksatan miksatajn miksitan miksitajn miksotan miksotajn nominal active participle miksanto miksantoj miksinto miksintoj miksonto miksontoj acc. miksanton miksantojn miksinton miksintojn miksonton miksontojn nominal passive participle miksato miksatoj miksito miksitoj miksoto miksotoj acc. miksaton miksatojn miksiton miksitojn miksoton miksotojn adverbial active participle miksante miksinte miksonte adverbial passive participle miksate miksite miksote infinitive miksi imperative miksu conditional miksus

Derived terms

• almiksi (“to mix with, mix into”)
• miksado (“act of mixing”)
• miksaĵo (“mixture”)

 

Related terms

• kombini (“to combine”)

Finnish

Etymology

Translative singular of mikä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiksi/, [ˈmiks̠i]
• Rhymes: -iksi
• Syllabification^(key): mik‧si

Adverb

miksi

1. why (for what cause, reason, or purpose)

   miksiköhän (possibly sarcastic) ― I wonder why

   Miksi taivas on sininen? ― Why is the sky blue?

   Miksi teit sen? ― Why did you do that?

   En tiedä, miksi hän teki sen. ― I don’t know why he did that.

   Kerro, miksi kuulla on vaiheet. ― Tell me why the moon changes phase.

   Miksi käyttää rahaa johonkin, jonka saa jo ilmaiseksi? ― Why spend money on something you already get for free?

   Miksi et kertoisi hänelle, miltä sinusta tuntuu? ― Why not tell him how you feel?

   Miksi hän? Miksi ei joku pidempi? ― Why him? Why not someone taller?

Usage notes

Negative contractions for miksi
basic form	miksi
negative	singular	plural
1st person	miksen	miksemme
2nd person	mikset	miksette
3rd person	miksei	mikseivät
These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional.

Pronoun

miksi

1. translative singular/plural of mikä

Alternative forms

• mikskä (colloquial)
• miksikä (colloquial)

Further reading

• “miksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mictie, from Latin micturio (“to urinate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪk̚si]
• Hyphenation: mik‧si

Noun

miksi (first-person possessive miksiku, second-person possessive miksimu, third-person possessive miksinya)

1. (medicine) micturition

   Synonyms: berkemih, kencing

Further reading

• “miksi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪk.sɪ/

Participle

miksi (feminine miksija, plural miksija or miksijin)

1. past participle of kesa