kais

See also: Kais and kaiš

Estonian

Noun

kais

inessive singular of kai

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

two

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Noun

kais

(anatomy) left hand

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kai̯˩/

Noun

kais

spout; pipe

Derived terms

hwj kais (“tea kettle, teapot”)

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