kinesa

• IPA^(key): /kiˈnesa/ [kiˈne.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ki‧ne‧sa

kinesa f (plural kinesas)

1. female equivalent of kinés

kinesa

1. feminine singular of kinés

First attested in 1858, with at least two possible etymologies:

• Originally student slang, from kines +‎ -a, possibly referring to Chinese beds which may look temporary from a European point of view.
• An early Romani loan related to Traveller Norwegian kino (“tired”), from Romani khino (“tired”). Related to Sanskrit खिन्न (khinna, “exhausted”).

• IPA^(key): /ɕɪˈneːsa/

kinesa (present kinesar, preterite kinesade, supine kinesat, imperative kinesa)

1. (colloquial) to stay the night

• kinesa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “kinesa”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 86