tisu

• IPA^(key): [ˈcɪsu]

tisu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of tis

< tissi

• IPA^(key): /ˈtisu/, [ˈt̪is̠u]
• Rhymes: -isu
• Syllabification^(key): ti‧su

tisu (colloquial)

1. tit, teat

• “tisu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• istu, siut, suti

From Malay tisu, from English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtisu/, [ˈt̪i.su]
• Hyphenation: ti‧su

tisu (first-person possessive tisuku, second-person possessive tisumu, third-person possessive tisunya)

1. tissue

   Synonym: selampai

   1. a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
   2. thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

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.

• “tisu” 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.

From English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

• Rhymes: -u

tisu

1. tissue
   1. a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
   2. (biology) a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.

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.

• (biological tissue): jaringan (Indonesia)