nipis

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ni‧pis
  • IPA(key): /niˈpis/, [n̪iˈpis]

Noun

nipis

  1. thinness
    Synonym: himpis
    Antonym: hibog

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ni‧pis
  • IPA(key): /niˈpis/, [n̪ɪˈpis̪]

Adjective

nipís (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. thin
    Synonym: hugo
    Antonym: baga

Derived terms

  • kanipis
  • monipis
  • nipison

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

Ellipsis of jeruk nipis (literally thin citrus/lemon/orange).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnipɪs]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pis

Noun

nipis (first-person possessive nipisku, second-person possessive nipismu, third-person possessive nipisnya)

  1. citron (Citrus medica)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Tagalog nipis, Sundanese nipis, and Tsou hipsi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nipis/, [nipes]
  • Rhymes: -pis, -is
  • (file)

Adjective

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس)

  1. Having little thickness; thin.
    Synonym: tipis
    Antonym: tebal

Affixations

  • dinipiskan
  • kenipisan
  • menipis
  • menipiskan
  • nipiskan
  • penipisan
  • ternipis

Compounds

Noun

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس, plural nipis-nipis, informal 1st possessive nipisku, 2nd possessive nipismu, 3rd possessive nipisnya)

  1. A type of fish; opisthopterus tardoore.

Further reading

  • nipis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Nipis”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈpis/, [nɪˈpis]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pis

Noun

nipís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. thinness

Derived terms

Further reading

  • nipis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Noun

nipis

  1. thinness

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Adjective

nipis

  1. thin
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