kes
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kes"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kes (uncountable)
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening.
Noun edit
kes
- (UK, slang, birdwatching) The kestrel.
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *ken + the pronoun see.
Pronoun edit
kes (genitive kelle, partitive keda)
- (interrogative) who
Declension edit
Declension of kes (type irregular)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kes | kes |
genitive | kelle | kellede |
partitive | keda | keda |
illative | kellesse | kelledesse |
inessive | kelles | kelledes |
elative | kellest | kelledest |
allative | kellele | kelledele |
adessive | kellel | kelledel |
ablative | kellelt | kelledelt |
translative | kelleks | kelledeks |
terminative | kelleni | kelledeni |
essive | kellena | kelledena |
abessive | kelleta | kelledeta |
comitative | kellega | kelledega |
Declension of kes (type irregular)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kes | kes |
genitive | kelle | kelle |
partitive | keda | keda |
illative | kellesse | kellesse |
inessive | kelles | kelles |
elative | kellest | kellest |
allative | kellele | kellele |
adessive | kellel | kellel |
ablative | kellelt | kellelt |
translative | kelleks | kelleks |
terminative | kelleni | kelleni |
essive | kellena | kellena |
abessive | kelleta | kelleta |
comitative | kellega | kellega |
Derived terms edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English cash. Doublet of kas and kasa.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kès
- (colloquial) cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kes.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From English case, from Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”).
Noun edit
kés (Jawi spelling کيس, plural kes-kes, informal 1st possessive kesku, 2nd possessive kesmu, 3rd possessive kesnya)
- case:
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kes.
Synonyms edit
- kasus (Indonesia)
Further reading edit
- “kes” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kes
Turkish edit
Verb edit
kes
Interjection edit
kes!