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/

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• Rhymes: -iksi
• Syllabification: 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”)

Further reading

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

Finnish

Etymology

Translative singular of mikä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiksi/, [ˈmiks̠i]
• Rhymes: -iksi
• Syllabification^(key): mik‧si
• Hyphenation^(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 3 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

miksi (plural miksi-miksi)

1. (medicine) micturition

   Synonyms: berkemih, kencing

Further reading

• “miksi”, 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

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪk.sɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪksɪ

Participle

miksi (feminine miksija, plural miksija or miksijin)

1. past participle of kesa