bisi

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bisiʔ/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧si
  • Rhymes: -si, -i

Verb

bisi

  1. to be present, to exist, be there
    Iya bisi dia.
    He/she is over there.
    Bisi tiga pemutus ti disedia.
    There are three options available.
  2. to have, to possess
    Iya bisi duit
    He/she have money.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of to be present, to be exist): nadai

Italian

Noun

bisi m

  1. plural of biso

Anagrams

Jamamadí

Verb

bisi

  1. (Banawá) to pinch

References

Middle English

Adjective

bisi

  1. Alternative form of bisy

Nyishi

Etymology

The part bi is from Proto-Tani *beː, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/g-woj-n.

Noun

bisi

  1. monkey

References

  • P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language, Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English busy.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbisi/ [ˈbi.sɪ]
  • Rhymes: -isi
  • Syllabification: bi‧si

Adjective

bisi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

  1. (colloquial) busy; occupied
    Synonyms: okupado, abala, magawain
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • mabisi
  • pagkabisi

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbisiʔ/ [ˈbi.sɪʔ], /biˈsiʔ/ [bɪˈsiʔ]
  • Rhymes: -isiʔ, -iʔ
  • Syllabification: bi‧si

Noun

bisì or bisî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of baisi
Derived terms
  • tagbisi

Further reading

  • bisi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English busy.

Adjective

bisi

  1. busy

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.s̪i/

Noun

bisi

  1. the calf of a leg

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
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