kisi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kisi"

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkisi]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -isi
• Hyphenation: 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”)

 

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisi/
• Hyphenation: ki‧si

Noun

kisi (first-person possessive kisiku, second-person possessive kisimu, third-person possessive kisinya)

1. synonym of kisi-kisi (“grating”)
2. lattice:
   1. (physics, crystalography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
   2. electrode for fuel cells.
   3. (mathematics) graph that can be drawn within a repeating arrangement of points.
   4. optical lattice: spatially periodic polarization pattern

Derived terms

• berkisi
• berkisi-kisi
• kisi-kisi

 

• kisi radiator

 

Further reading

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

Jamamadí

Verb

kisi

1. (Banawá) to descend

References

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

Maltese

Root
k-s-j
3 terms

Etymology

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/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iɕi
• Syllabification: ki‧si

Verb

kisi

1. third-person singular present of kisić

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Etymology 1

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa, “to measure”).

Verb

-kisi (infinitive kukisi)

1. to imagine, guess
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

• Nominal derivations:
  • kisio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English kiss.

Noun

kisi (n class, 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)