nipis

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧pis
• IPA^(key): /niˈpis/ [n̪ɪˈpis̪]

Adjective

nipís (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. thin

   Synonym: hugo

   Antonym: baga

Derived terms

• kanipis
• monipis
• nipison

See also

• daot
• itos
• niwang

Central Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧pis
• IPA^(key): /niˈpis/ [n̪iˈpis]

Noun

nipis

1. thinness

   Synonym: himpis

   Antonym: hibog

Derived terms

• kanipisan
• magnipis
• manipis
• panipis

Indonesian

Etymology

Ellipsis of jeruk nipis (literally “thin citrus/lemon/orange”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnipis/ [ˈni.pɪs]
• Rhymes: -ipis
• Syllabification: ni‧pis

Noun

nipis (plural nipis-nipis)

1. citron (Citrus medica)

Further reading

• “nipis”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Tagalog nipis, Sundanese nipis, and Tsou hipsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnipis/ [ˈni.pis]
• Rhymes: -pis, -is
• IPA^(key): /ˈnipes/ [ˈni.pes]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: ni‧pis

Adjective

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس, comparative lebih nipis, superlative paling nipis)

1. Having little thickness; thin.

   Synonym: tipis

   Antonym: tebal

Affixations

• dinipiskan
• kenipisan
• menipis
• menipiskan
• nipiskan
• penipisan
• ternipis

Compounds

• limau nipis
• nipis kulit

Noun

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس, plural nipis-nipis or nipis²)

1. A type of fish; opisthopterus tardoore.

Further reading

• "nipis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "nipis" at PRPM first version)
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Nipis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagal Murut

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *Nipis

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis

Tagal Murut nipis

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis.

Noun

nipis

1. thinness

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈpis/ [n̪ɪˈpɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ni‧pis

Noun

nipís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. thinness

Derived terms

• kanipisan
• manipis
• numipis
• panipisin

See also

• payat

Further reading

• “nipis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /nipis/ [n̪ɪˈpis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ni‧pis

Noun

nipis (Sulat Sūg spelling نِفِسْ)

1. thinness

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Adjective

nipis

1. thin