fisi

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Swahili fisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfí.si/, /ˈfi.si/

Noun

físi class 1a (plural afísi class 2)

1. hyena

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Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• fizi

Etymology

From French fusil (“rifle”).

Noun

fisi

1. rifle

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Icelandic

Noun

fisi

1. indefinite dative singular of fis

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Italian

Adjective

fisi

1. masculine plural of fiso

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Jamamadí

Noun

fisi

1. (Banawá) monkey

References

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

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Latin

Participle

fīsī

1. inflection of fīsus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fiː.sɪ/

Participle

fisi

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of fisen
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of fisen

Verb

fisi

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of fisa

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English fish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.si/

Noun

fisi

1. fish

Derived terms

• snekfisi (“eel”)

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Kikuyu hiti, Chichewa fisi, Zulu impisi.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

fisi (n class, plural fisi)

1. hyena

See also

• kingugwa

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Tongan

Etymology 1

Verb

fisi (intransitive)

1. (of trees or plants) to flower, bud, blossom

Noun

fisi

1. a bud or blossom
2. (by extension) the arms or tentacles of a jellyfish

Etymology 2

Verb

fisi (transitive)

1. to flick, to strike with the finger or fingernail as it is snapped from the thumb

Noun

fisi

1. a game in which lightsticks are flicked

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West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.s̪i/

Noun

fisi

1. seawater

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics