misai

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ze/

Verb

misai

1. first-person singular past historic of miser

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil மீசை (mīcai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misai̯/
• Rhymes: -isai̯, -sai̯, -ai̯

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Noun

misai (Jawi spelling ميساي, plural misai-misai, informal 1st possessive misaiku, 2nd possessive misaimu, 3rd possessive misainya)

1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

Synonyms

• kumis

Further reading

• “misai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.