tisu
See also: tisů and tišu
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈcɪsu]
Noun
tisu
- genitive/dative/locative singular of tis
Finnish
Etymology
< tissi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtisu/, [ˈt̪is̠u]
- Rhymes: -isu
- Syllabification(key): ti‧su
Noun
tisu
- (colloquial) tit, teat
Declension
| Inflection of tisu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tisu | tisut | |
| genitive | tisun | tisujen | |
| partitive | tisua | tisuja | |
| illative | tisuun | tisuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tisu | tisut | |
| accusative | nom. | tisu | tisut |
| gen. | tisun | ||
| genitive | tisun | tisujen | |
| partitive | tisua | tisuja | |
| inessive | tisussa | tisuissa | |
| elative | tisusta | tisuista | |
| illative | tisuun | tisuihin | |
| adessive | tisulla | tisuilla | |
| ablative | tisulta | tisuilta | |
| allative | tisulle | tisuille | |
| essive | tisuna | tisuina | |
| translative | tisuksi | tisuiksi | |
| instructive | — | tisuin | |
| abessive | tisutta | tisuitta | |
| comitative | — | tisuineen | |
| Possessive forms of tisu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tisuni | tisumme |
| 2nd person | tisusi | tisunne |
| 3rd person | tisunsa | |
Anagrams
- istu, siut, suti
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tisu, from English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtisu]
- Hyphenation: ti‧su
Noun
tisu
- tissue
- Synonym: selampai
- a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
- thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay tisu.
Compounds
- tisu basah
- tisu makan
- tisu wajah
Further reading
- “tisu” 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 tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.
Noun
tisu
- tissue
- a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
- (biology) a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian tisu.
Synonyms
- (biological tissue): jaringan (Indonesia)