kais

See also: Kais and kaiš

Estonian

Noun

kais

1. inessive singular of kai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kais, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kais (“to scrape, scratch”) (compare Khmer កែះ (keh, “to scratch”), Vietnamese kẻ (“to draw (line)”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Hyphenation: ka‧is

Root

kais

1. something scraped.

Derived terms

• dikais
• dikais-kais
• kaisan
• mengais
• mengais-ngais
• mengaiskan
• pengais

 

Further reading

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

Kembra

Numeral

kais

1. two

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Patpatar.

Noun

kais

1. (anatomy) left hand

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai̯˩/

Noun

kais

1. spout; pipe

Derived terms

• hwj kais (“tea kettle, teapot”)