kes
See also: Kes, KES, keś, keš, keş, kés, and kęs
English
Noun
kes (uncountable)
- (Sikhism) Alternative form of kesh
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
kes
- (UK, slang, birdwatching) The kestrel.
Anagrams
- Esk, Sek
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ken + the pronoun see.
Pronoun
kes (genitive kelle, partitive keda)
- (interrogative) who
Declension
Declension of kes (type irregular)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kes | kes |
| genitive | kelle | kellede |
| partitive | keda | keda |
| illative | kellesse | kelledesse |
| inessive | kelles | kelledes |
| elative | kellest | kelledest |
| allative | kellele | kelledele |
| adessive | kellel | kelledel |
| ablative | kellelt | kelledelt |
| translative | kelleks | kelledeks |
| terminative | kelleni | kelledeni |
| essive | kellena | kelledena |
| abessive | kelleta | kelledeta |
| comitative | kellega | kelledega |
Declension of kes (type irregular)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kes | kes |
| genitive | kelle | kelle |
| partitive | keda | keda |
| illative | kellesse | kellesse |
| inessive | kelles | kelles |
| elative | kellest | kellest |
| allative | kellele | kellele |
| adessive | kellel | kellel |
| ablative | kellelt | kellelt |
| translative | kelleks | kelleks |
| terminative | kelleni | kelleni |
| essive | kellena | kellena |
| abessive | kelleta | kelleta |
| comitative | kellega | kellega |
Derived terms
- keegi
Indonesian
Etymology
From English cash. Doublet of kas and kasa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛs]
- Hyphenation: kes
Adjective
kès
- (colloquial) cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
- Synonyms: kontan, tunai
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kes.
Related terms
- kas
- kasa
Further reading
- “kes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From English case, from Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”).
Noun
kés (Jawi spelling کيس, plural kes-kes, informal 1st possessive kesku, 2nd possessive kesmu, 3rd possessive kesnya)
- case:
- (law) lawsuit, legal proceeding.
- (medicine) an instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kes.
Synonyms
- kasus (Indonesia)
Further reading
- “kes” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English case.
Noun
kes
- case; box; carton
Turkish
Verb
kes
- second-person singular imperative of kesmek