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]
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]
Derived terms
- kanipis
- monipis
- nipison
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)
Further reading
- “nipis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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
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Affixations
- dinipiskan
- kenipisan
- menipis
- menipiskan
- nipiskan
- penipisan
- ternipis
Compounds
- limau nipis
- nipis kulit
Noun
nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس, plural nipis-nipis, informal 1st possessive nipisku, 2nd possessive nipismu, 3rd possessive nipisnya)
- 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
Further reading
- “nipis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018