kiri
Bikol Central edit
Noun edit
kirí
Verb edit
kíri
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kirja. Cognate with Finnish kirja and Votic tširjõ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja)
- writing
- letter (message)
- font, script
- pattern (decorative, e.g., knitted, embroidered, or carved into wood)
Declension edit
Declension of kiri (ÕS type 24u/padi, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kiri | kirjad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | kirja | ||
genitive | kirjade | ||
partitive | kirja | kirju kirjasid | |
illative | kirja kirjasse |
kirjadesse kirjusse | |
inessive | kirjas | kirjades kirjus | |
elative | kirjast | kirjadest kirjust | |
allative | kirjale | kirjadele kirjule | |
adessive | kirjal | kirjadel kirjul | |
ablative | kirjalt | kirjadelt kirjult | |
translative | kirjaks | kirjadeks kirjuks | |
terminative | kirjani | kirjadeni | |
essive | kirjana | kirjadena | |
abessive | kirjata | kirjadeta | |
comitative | kirjaga | kirjadega |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kiri”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “kiri”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “kiri”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- kiri in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably originally a back-formation from kiristää; compare English tighten the gap for the semantic development.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kiri
- spurt (a sudden but not prolonged action, especially a brief increase in speed of an ongoing action)
- Hän aloitti kirinsä liian aikaisin ja väsähti sata metriä ennen maaliviivaa.
- He started his spurt too early and ran out of steam one hundred meters before the finish line.
- Kiinan taloudellinen kiri on ollut nopea.
- The Chinese economic spurt has been quick.
Declension edit
Inflection of kiri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kiri | kirit | ||
genitive | kirin | kirien | ||
partitive | kiriä | kirejä | ||
illative | kiriin | kireihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kiri | kirit | ||
accusative | nom. | kiri | kirit | |
gen. | kirin | |||
genitive | kirin | kirien | ||
partitive | kiriä | kirejä | ||
inessive | kirissä | kireissä | ||
elative | kiristä | kireistä | ||
illative | kiriin | kireihin | ||
adessive | kirillä | kireillä | ||
ablative | kiriltä | kireiltä | ||
allative | kirille | kireille | ||
essive | kirinä | kireinä | ||
translative | kiriksi | kireiksi | ||
abessive | kirittä | kireittä | ||
instructive | — | kirein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “kiri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkiri/, [ˈk̟iri] (indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈkiriˣ/, [ˈk̟iri(ʔ)] (imperative, connegative)
- Rhymes: -iri
- Syllabification(key): ki‧ri
Verb edit
kiri
- inflection of kiriä:
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *(kA-)iri (compare Malay kiri), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wiʀi (compare Makasar kairi), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wiʀi.
Adjective edit
kiri
- left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
- (politics) left-wing
- Melawan kaum kiri bisa dimulai hari ini juga!
- You can start fighting left-wingers now!
Antonyms edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kiri
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *(kA-)iri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wiʀi (compare Makasar kairi), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wiʀi, a prefixed form of *wiʀi.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kiri (Jawi spelling کيري)
- left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
Antonyms edit
Descendants edit
- "kiri" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “kiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic كِرَاء (kirāʔ). Doublet of kera.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kiri m
- verbal noun of kera: renting
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kili (compare with Hawaiian ʻili), from Proto-Oceanic *kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit (compare with Malay kulit), from Proto-Austronesian *kuliC (“rind”).
Noun edit
kiri
References edit
Rapa Nui edit
Noun edit
kiri
Derived terms edit
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kiri
- (transitive) To kill, to murder.
- (transitive) To end, to shut down.
Derived terms edit
- kiriman (“killer, murderer”)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
-kiri (infinitive kukiri)
- to accept, admit, acknowledge, recognise
Conjugation edit
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Derived terms edit
- Nominal derivations:
- ukiri (“acceptance, acknowledgement”)
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kirí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇᜒ)
- flirtatious; coquettish (of women)
- libidinous; lascivious (of women)
Noun edit
kirí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇᜒ)