kasa

• IPA^(key): [kasa]

kasa

1. wind

• Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَاسَه (kāsa).

• IPA^(key): [caˈsa], [t͡ʃɑˈsɑ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa

kasa (definite accusative kasanı, plural kasalar)

1. a shallow bowl

   bir kasa qatıq ― a bowl of yoghurt

• “kasa” in Obastan.com.

• IPA^(key): /ka.sə/
• Rhymes: -asə
• Homophone: Kasa
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa

Borrowed from Old Javanese kāśa (“a species of grass, Sacharum spontaneum”), from Sanskrit काश (kāśa, “wild sugarcane, kans grass”).

kasa (Balinese script ᬓᬲ)

1. (botany) wild sugarcane, kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum).

Borrowed from Indonesian kasa (“gauze”), from Malay kasa (“gauze”), from Persian خاصه (xâsa, “fine cotton cloth of a close texture, called cossas”).

kasa (Balinese script ᬓᬲ)

1. gauze

• “kasa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

From Spanish casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage”).

kasa

1. a brothel, a bordello

   Synonym: pampaman

• IPA^(key): [ˈkasa]
• Rhymes: -asa

kasa f

1. cash desk

   Synonym: pokladna

2. box office

• See kapsa

• “kasa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kasa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kasa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧sa

From Proto-Finnic *kasa, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Swedish kasi, Swedish kase (“heap, collection of something”), Old Norse kǫs (“heap, pile”)), from Proto-Germanic *kasō.

kasa

1. heap, pile, mass, stack
2. (firearms) grouping, shot grouping

• kiuas

• “kasa”, 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 1 July 2023

From Proto-Finnic *kaca (see it for more).

kasa

1. (dialectal, chiefly Kymenlaakso, South Karelia) corner
2. either the toe or heel of the bit on an axe

• (on an axe): sisäkasa (“heel of an axe”), ulkokasa (“toe of an axe”)

• saka

kasa

1. romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐌰

From Portuguese caçar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kasa.

kasa

1. to hunt

From Portuguese casa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kasa.

kasa

1. house
2. home

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.sa]
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa
• Rhymes: -sa, -a

Inherited from Malay kasa (“gauze”), from Persian خاصه (xâsa, “fine cotton cloth of a close texture, called cossas”).

kasa (plural kasa-kasa)

1. gauze

   Synonym: kain kasa

• → Balinese: ᬓᬲ (kasa)

From Dutch kassa (“cash desk, cash register”), from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa.

kasa (plural kasa-kasa)

1. cash desk, checkout
2. cash register, till

   Synonyms: mesin kas, mesin kasir

kasa (plural kasa-kasa)

1. (archaic) alternative spelling of angkasa (“sky”)

• “kasa” 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.

kasa

1. Rōmaji transcription of かさ

From Portuguese caçar.

kasa

1. to hunt

From Portuguese casa.

kasa

1. house
2. home

Borrowed from Japanese かさ.

kasa

1. Asian conical hat

   miana noo arapipining putukikio ia, paira kim pacancan mavici kasa. ― In the past, when we went out to work, everyone often bring an Asian conical hat.

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

kasa

1. green bean

• “kasa”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014

kasa

1. bean
2. peanut

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to comb, scratch”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *kosa (“hair”), Old Prussian kexti (“braided hair”).

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈsɐ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa

kasà f (plural kãsos) stress pattern 4

1. braid
2. (anatomy) pancreas

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈsɐ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa

kasà f (plural kãsos) stress pattern 4

1. cash register

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaːsɐ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa

kãsa

1. third-person singular/third-person plural present of kasti

• “kasa”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
• “kasa”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• “kasa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025

Borrowed from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa. Cognate with English cash.

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.sa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ka‧sa

kasa f

1. cash desk; checkout
2. cash register; till
3. ticket office
4. (colloquial) money

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pieniądze

• kasa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kasa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قاصه (kasa), from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa.

• IPA^(key): /kǎsa/

kàsa f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀са)

1. safe
2. cash register

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kasa (Cyrillic spelling каса)

1. third-person singular present of kasati

• “kasa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Borrowed from Persian [Term?].

kasa class IX (plural kasa class X)

1. sea turtle

• kobe

From Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “cut”) or a related form.

kasa

1. only used in kasa robo

kasa c

1. (regional) alternative form of kase (especially referring to a Walpurgis Night bonfire)

• majkasa (“Walpurgis Night bonfire”)

kasa (present kasar, preterite kasade, supine kasat, imperative kasa)

1. (often with ner (“down”)) to slide, to glide (under relatively high friction)

   Bussen kasade ner i diket

   The bus slid into the ditch

2. to slide, to glide (something, under relatively high friction)

• halka
• hasa

• kasa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kasa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kasa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kase in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kasa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

• aska, saka

Borrowed from Spanish cazar (“to hunt”), from Late Latin captiāre (“to catch”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈsa/ [kɐˈsa], (nonstandard) /kaˈsaʔ/ [kɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -a, (nonstandard) -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧sa

kasá or kasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ)

1. act of cocking a gun

   Synonym: buslog

2. (gambling) covering bet or acceptance of a bet

   Synonyms: pusta, logro

3. acceptance of a challenge
4. preparation for something

kasá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ)

1. set; cocked

   Synonym: kasado

Borrowed from Spanish caza (“hunting; hunt”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkasa/ [ˈkaː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ka‧sa

kasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ)

1. hunting

   Synonyms: pangangaso, kaseriya, hanting

Borrowed from Spanish casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkasa/ [ˈkaː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ka‧sa

kasa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ)

1. auto shop; dealership; establishment; firm; commercial house

   Synonyms: bahay-kalakal, kompanya

2. pawnshop

   Synonyms: bahay-sanglaan, sanglaan, ahensiya, ahensiya-de-empenyo, empenyo

3. (archaic) house; dwelling

   Synonyms: bahay, tahanan

4. square of a checkerboard

   Synonyms: kuwadro, kuwadrado, bahay-peon

5. suit of playing cards

Borrowed from Sanskrit काच (kāca, “glass; crystal; quartz”). Compare Malay kaca.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkasaʔ/ [ˈkaː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -asaʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧sa

kasà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ) (obsolete)

1. bracelet of blue and green stones (commonly worn by women)

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈsaʔ/ [kɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧sa

kasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ) (obsolete)

1. jump out of joy
2. jumping of caught fish to get out of the net

• “kasa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 312
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[4], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 38: “Ajorca) Caſa (pp) de piedra o vidrio açul o verde y [vſan la] las mugeres en las muñecas”
  • page 544: “Saltar) Caſa (pc) el peſcado o por ſalir ſe de la red”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 285
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 119

• saak, saka

From Portuguese caçar.

kasa

1. to hunt

From Ottoman Turkish قاصه (kasa), from Italian cassa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.sɑ/, /kɑˈsɑ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa

kasa (definite accusative kasayı, plural kasalar)

1. case
2. safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)
3. cash register

   Synonym: yazar kasa

4. cash desk
5. (slang) booty, buttocks

• kasatura