See also: sôi

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Hokkien 鎖匙锁匙 (só-sî, “key, lock”). Cognate of Tagalog susi (key).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsosi]
  • Hyphenation: so‧si

Noun edit

sosi (first-person possessive sosiku, second-person possessive sosimu, third-person possessive sosinya)

  1. (dialect) key, device designed to open and close a lock.
    Synonyms: anak kunci, kunci

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

sosi

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦱꦶ

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Greek σώσω (sóso), future of σώνω (sóno). Already attested in the oldest texts.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /soˈsi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: so‧si
  • (file)

Verb edit

a sosi (third-person singular present sosește, past participle sosit) 4th conj.

  1. (intransitive, relatively literary) to arrive, come
    Synonyms: veni, ajunge
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to catch up to
    Synonym: ajunge
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) to suffice
    Synonym: ajunge

Conjugation edit

References edit

Sambali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 鎖匙锁匙 (só-sî, “key”).

Noun edit

susì

  1. key

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English sauce.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sosi (n class, plural sosi)

  1. sauce

Derived terms edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of sosyal, according to Zorc (1993), or possibly from English saucy.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsosi/, [ˈso.sɪ]
  • Hyphenation: so‧si

Adjective edit

sosi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. (slang) posh; fancy (associated with the higher classes)
    Synonym: sosyal
    • 2017, Bebang Siy, It's Raining Mens, Anvil Publishing, Incorporated via PublishDrive, →ISBN:
      Suwerte lang niya at masalapi siya. Minsan, nagiging maganda ang isang babae kung maganda ang kutis at ang damit niya. Class. Mukhang sosi, sopistikada. Kaya sabi ng iba, maganda. Maganda raw ang ganoong babae. Sabi mo noong  ...
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    • 2005, Nestor De Guzman, Si Nora Aunor sa mga Noranian: mga pagunita at pagtatapat, →ISBN:
      Iyon nga lang, sosi na talaga — nagpupulong sila sa pamamagitan ng teleeonferenee. ... Pero maraming nagsasabing masaya sila kung saan masaya si Nora; baka mas nais niya ang simpleng buhay pero napapaligiran ng mga tunay na ...
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Further reading edit

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 132