sosi

See also: sôi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 鎖匙／锁匙 (só-sî, “key, lock”). Cognate of Tagalog susi (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsosi]
• Hyphenation: so‧si

Noun

sosi (first-person possessive sosiku, second-person possessive sosimu, third-person possessive sosinya)

1. (dialect) key, device designed to open and close a lock.

   Synonyms: anak kunci, kunci

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σώσω (sóso), future of σώνω (sóno).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

a sosi (third-person singular present sosește, past participle sosit) 4th conj.

1. to arrive, come

   Synonyms: veni, ajunge

Conjugation

    conjugation of sosi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a sosi
gerund			sosind
past participle			sosit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	sosesc	sosești	sosește	sosim	sosiți	sosesc
	imperfect	soseam	soseai	sosea	soseam	soseați	soseau
	simple perfect	sosii	sosiși	sosi	sosirăm	sosirăți	sosiră
	pluperfect	sosisem	sosiseși	sosise	sosiserăm	sosiserăți	sosiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să sosesc	să sosești	să sosească	să sosim	să sosiți	să sosească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		sosește			sosiți
	negative		nu sosi			nu sosiți

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鎖匙／锁匙 (só-sî, “key”).

Noun

susì

1. key

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English sauce.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

sosi (n class, plural sosi)

1. sauce

Derived terms

• sosi ya nyanya (“tomato sauce”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of sosyal, according to Zorc (1993), or possibly from English saucy.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: so‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈsosi/, [ˈso.sɪ]

Adjective

sosi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜒ)

1. (slang) posh; fancy (associated with the higher classes)

   Synonym: sosyal

   • 2017, Bebang Siy, It's Raining Mens, Anvil Publishing, Incorporated via PublishDrive, →ISBN:

     Suwerte lang niya at masalapi siya. Minsan, nagiging maganda ang isang babae kung maganda ang kutis at ang damit niya. Class. Mukhang sosi, sopistikada. Kaya sabi ng iba, maganda. Maganda raw ang ganoong babae. Sabi mo noong  ...

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   • 2005, Nestor De Guzman, Si Nora Aunor sa mga Noranian: mga pagunita at pagtatapat, →ISBN:

     Iyon nga lang, sosi na talaga — nagpupulong sila sa pamamagitan ng teleeonferenee. ... Pero maraming nagsasabing masaya sila kung saan masaya si Nora; baka mas nais niya ang simpleng buhay pero napapaligiran ng mga tunay na ...

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Further reading

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 132