kasi

kasi

See also: Kasi, kasí, kaşı, kaši, kaší, kaŝi, kāsi, kāsī, kāši, and käsi

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kasi

1. wild chicken

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Finnish

colloquial counting number

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsi/, [ˈkɑs̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑsi
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧si

Etymology 1

From kahdeksan.

Noun

kasi

1. (colloquial) the digit eight
2. (colloquial, counting) the number eight
3. (colloquial) number eight (anything that is eighth or with the number eight)

Declension

Inflection of kasi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kasi	kasit
genitive		kasin	kasien
partitive		kasia	kaseja
illative		kasiin	kaseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kasi	kasit
accusative	nom.	kasi	kasit
	gen.	kasin
genitive		kasin	kasien
partitive		kasia	kaseja
inessive		kasissa	kaseissa
elative		kasista	kaseista
illative		kasiin	kaseihin
adessive		kasilla	kaseilla
ablative		kasilta	kaseilta
allative		kasille	kaseille
essive		kasina	kaseina
translative		kasiksi	kaseiksi
instructive		—	kasein
abessive		kasitta	kaseitta
comitative		—	kaseineen

Possessive forms of kasi (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kasini	kasimme
2nd person	kasisi	kasinne
3rd person	kasinsa

Synonyms

• kahdeksainen, kahdeksikko

See also

• kahdeksan (“eight”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *kasi, from Proto-Uralic *käsä.

Noun

kasi

1. (dialectal) dew

Declension

Inflection of kasi (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		kasi	kaset
genitive		kasen	kasien kasten
partitive		kasta	kasia
illative		kaseen	kasiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kasi	kaset
accusative	nom.	kasi	kaset
	gen.	kasen
genitive		kasen	kasien kasten
partitive		kasta	kasia
inessive		kasessa	kasissa
elative		kasesta	kasista
illative		kaseen	kasiin
adessive		kasella	kasilla
ablative		kaselta	kasilta
allative		kaselle	kasille
essive		kasena	kasina
translative		kaseksi	kasiksi
instructive		—	kasin
abessive		kasetta	kasitta
comitative		—	kasineen

Possessive forms of kasi (type uni)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kaseni	kasemme
2nd person	kasesi	kasenne
3rd person	kasensa

Derived terms

• kastaa

Etymology 3

Akin to Ingrian kasi, Karelian kasi, kaži, Ludian kaži, Veps kaži and possibly Estonian kass.

Noun

kasi

1. (dialectal, Eastern Finnish) cat

   Synonym: kissa

Declension

Inflection of kasi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kasi	kasit
genitive		kasin	kasien
partitive		kasia	kaseja
illative		kasiin	kaseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kasi	kasit
accusative	nom.	kasi	kasit
	gen.	kasin
genitive		kasin	kasien
partitive		kasia	kaseja
inessive		kasissa	kaseissa
elative		kasista	kaseista
illative		kasiin	kaseihin
adessive		kasilla	kaseilla
ablative		kasilta	kaseilta
allative		kasille	kaseille
essive		kasina	kaseina
translative		kasiksi	kaseiksi
instructive		—	kasein
abessive		kasitta	kaseitta
comitative		—	kaseineen

Possessive forms of kasi (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kasini	kasimme
2nd person	kasisi	kasinne
3rd person	kasinsa

Anagrams

• -ksia, Sika, aski, kisa, sika, sika-

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Ido

Noun

kasi

1. plural of kaso

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.si]
• Hyphenation: ka‧si

Verb

kasi

1. (colloquial) Apocopic form of kasih

Etymology 2

Blend of kepala (“head”) +‎ seksi (“section”).

Noun

kasi

1. head of section

Noun

kasi

1. Alternative spelling of khasi (“eunuch”).

Further reading

• “kasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Kasi.

Etymology

From an East Slavic language. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kasi and Veps kaži.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsi/, [ˈkɑs̠i]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsi/, [ˈkɑʒ̥i]
• Rhymes: -ɑsi
• Hyphenation: ka‧si

Noun

kasi

1. cat (Felis catus)

Declension

Declension of kasi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kasi	kasit
genitive	kasin	kassiin, kasiloin
partitive	kassia	kasija, kasiloja
illative	kassii	kassii, kasiloihe
inessive	kasis	kasiis, kasilois
elative	kasist	kasiist, kasiloist
allative	kasille	kasiille, kasiloille
adessive	kasil	kasiil, kasiloil
ablative	kasilt	kasiilt, kasiloilt
translative	kasiks	kasiiks, kasiloiks
essive	kasinna, kassiin	kasiinna, kasiloinna, kassiin, kasiloin
exessive1)	kasint	kasiint, kasiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• kissa

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 141

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Kavalan

Adverb

kasi

1. fortunately

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

kasi

1. parrot

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.si/

Verb

kasi

1. (nonstandard) To give.

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Maranao

Etymology

Akin to Maguindanao kasih.

Noun

kasi

1. love

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Masbatenyo

Conjunction

kasi

1. because

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Old High German

Noun

kāsi m

1. cheese

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish casi and Portuguese quase and Kabuverdianu kuázi.

Adverb

kasi

1. almost
2. nearly

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kast.

Noun

kasi

1. closet, cupboard

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kaas.

Noun

kasi

1. cheese

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

kasi (n class, plural kasi)

1. speed (rapidity)
2. force (strength or energy of body or mind)

Adverb

kasi

1. quickly (very fast)

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kc – text messaging slang

Etymology 1

Compare Paiwan kasi- (“from”).

Conjunction

kasí

1. because

   Synonyms: dahil, sapagkat, palibhasa

Etymology 2

From Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”).

Noun

kasi

1. beloved; dear
2. grace; favor; protection

Derived terms

• kasihan
• magkasi
• pagkasi

 

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Tumbuka

Particle

kasi

1. Placed either at the beginning or at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.

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West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.s̪i/

Noun

kasi

1. Alternative form of gasi (“house post”)

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics