Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qisəp, from the root *-səp.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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هيسڤ (Jawi spelling hisap, used in the form مڠهيسڤ)

  1. (transitive) to suck (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc))

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