kais
Estonian
Noun
kais
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kais, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kais (“to scrape, scratch”) (compare Khmer កែះ (keh, “to scratch”), Vietnamese kẻ (“to draw (line)”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɪs
- Hyphenation: ka‧is
Root
kais
- something scraped
Derived terms
- dikais
- dikais-kais
- kaisan
- mengais
- mengais-ngais
- mengaiskan
- pengais
Further reading
- “kais” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kembra
Numeral
kais
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Patpatar.
Noun
kais
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kai̯˩/
Noun
kais
Derived terms
- hwj kais (“tea kettle, teapot”)