miksi
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from English mix, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (“to mix, combine”). Compare German mixen, mischen. Also related to French mélanger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmiksi]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -iksi
- Hyphenation: mik‧si
Verb
miksi (present miksas, past miksis, future miksos, conditional miksus, volitive miksu)
- to mix
- to shuffle (cards)
- 1908, Vallienne, Henri, Ĉu li?, ch. 3:
- La junulo miksis la kartojn kaj prenis unu el ili. Ĝi estis la kera damo.
- The youth shuffled the cards and drew one of them. It was the queen of hearts.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of miksi
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Derived terms
- almiksi (“to mix with, mix into”)
- miksado (“act of mixing”)
- miksaĵo (“mixture”)
Related terms
- kombini (“to combine”)
Finnish
Etymology
Translative singular of mikä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiksi/, [ˈmiks̠i]
- Rhymes: -iksi
- Syllabification(key): mik‧si
Adverb
miksi
- why (for what cause, reason, or purpose)
- miksiköhän (possibly sarcastic) ― I wonder why
- Miksi taivas on sininen? ― Why is the sky blue?
- Miksi teit sen? ― Why did you do that?
- En tiedä, miksi hän teki sen. ― I don’t know why he did that.
- Kerro, miksi kuulla on vaiheet. ― Tell me why the moon changes phase.
- Miksi käyttää rahaa johonkin, jonka saa jo ilmaiseksi? ― Why spend money on something you already get for free?
- Miksi et kertoisi hänelle, miltä sinusta tuntuu? ― Why not tell him how you feel?
- Miksi hän? Miksi ei joku pidempi? ― Why him? Why not someone taller?
Pronoun
miksi
- translative singular of mikä
- translative plural of mikä
Alternative forms
- mikskä (colloquial)
- miksikä (colloquial)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch mictie, from Latin micturio (“to urinate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪk̚si]
- Hyphenation: mik‧si
Noun
miksi (first-person possessive miksiku, second-person possessive miksimu, third-person possessive miksinya)
- (medicine) micturition
- Synonyms: berkemih, kencing
Further reading
- “miksi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪk.sɪ/
Participle
miksi (feminine miksija, plural miksija or miksijin)
- past participle of kesa