sisi

See also: şişi and si si

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧si

Noun

sisi

1. a barnacle; a crustacean in the subclass Cirripedia

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Garifuna

Numeral

sisi

1. six

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Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sisi

1. side
2. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension; face.

Further reading

• “sisi” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsisi/, [ˈs̠is̠i]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsisi/, [ˈʃiʒ̥i]
• Rhymes: -isi
• Hyphenation: si‧si

Noun

sisi

1. Synonym of sisar

Declension

Declension of sisi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	sisi	sisit
genitive	sisin	sissiin, sisilöin
partitive	sissiä	sisijä, sisilöjä
illative	sissii	sissii, sisilöihe
inessive	sisis	sisiis, sisilöis
elative	sisist	sisiist, sisilöist
allative	sisille	sisiille, sisilöille
adessive	sisil	sisiil, sisilöil
ablative	sisilt	sisiilt, sisilöilt
translative	sisiks	sisiiks, sisilöiks
essive	sisinnä, sissiin	sisiinnä, sisilöinnä, sissiin, sisilöin
exessive1)	sisint	sisiint, sisilöint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 529

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Kimaragang

Noun

sisi

1. scale

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Limburgish

Alternative forms

• si si

Etymology

From Spanish sí, with reduplication.

Interjection

sisi

1. of course!

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Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.si/

Noun

sisi (Jawi spelling سيسي‎, plural sisi-sisi, informal 1st possessive sisiku, 2nd possessive sisimu, 3rd possessive sisinya)

1. (Geometry) side

   Segi tiga mempunyai tiga sisi

   A triangle has three sides

   Synonym: segi

2. perspective; side

   Mereka melihat hal ini dari sisi mereka sahaja.

   They look at this problem from their perspective only.

   Synonyms: sudut, perspektif, segi

3. side; faction

   Ajaran komunis tidak boleh diperkembangkan di sisi rakyat.

   Communist teachings cannot be spread among the people.

   Synonym: kalangan

Verb

sisi (Jawi spelling سيسي‎)

1. to move to one's side.

   Minta encik menyisi sedikit, boleh?

   Mister, can you move a bit to the side, please?

   Synonym: tepi

Further reading

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

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Sumerian

Romanization

sisi

1. Romanization of 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sisi)

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Pronoun

sisi

1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See also

Swahili personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	mimi	sisi
2nd person	wewe	ninyi
3rd person	yeye	wao

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Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English sissy.

Noun

sisí class 1a (plural bósisí class 2a)

1. sister

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈsisi/, [ˈsi.sɪ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsise/, [ˈsi.se] (colloquial)

Noun

sisi

1. repentance; regret; remorse

   Synonym: pagsisisi

2. blame; blaming; reprimand (for a mistake or fault done)

   Synonyms: pagsisi, paninisi, pagpaparatang

3. sense of loss

   Synonyms: hinayang, panghihinayang

Derived terms

• di-nagsisisi
• isisi
• magsisi
• magsisihan
• manisi
• masisi
• pagsisi
• pagsisihan
• pagsisisi
• pagsisising-anak
• pagsisising-lubos
• paninisi
• sisihan
• sisihin
• sumisi

 

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Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsi.si]

Noun

sisi

1. mosquito

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Thao

Etymology

Cognates with Amis siri.

Noun

sisi

1. goat

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Turkish

Noun

sisi

1. accusative singular of sis

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

From English six, compare with Igbo sisì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sí.sì/

Noun

sísì

1. six pence (sixpence); in modern usage, five kobo

   Synonym: ẹgbàá

Etymology 2

From English sissy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sī.sí/

Noun

sisí

1. (slang) young attractive lady

   Synonym: ọmọge

Coordinate terms

• bọ̀bọ́ (“bros; brother; young man”)