gisi

Aiwoo

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *taci (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-huaji, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Noun

gisi

  1. my brother

References
  • Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: gi‧si
  • IPA(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/

Adjective

gisî

  1. torn, ripped
    Synonyms: pakit, paknit

Noun

gisî

  1. a rip, a tear
    Synonym: rabrab

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: gi‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/, [ˈɡi.s̪ɪʔ]

Noun

gisi

  1. a rip, a tear

Verb

gisi

  1. to tear, to rip
  2. to rend

Hiligaynon

Noun

gisi

  1. rend, rip, split, tear, (to, rend)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central gisi, Cebuano gisi, and Hiligaynon gisi.

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: gi‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/, [ˈɡi.sɪʔ]

Noun

gisì

  1. tear or rent in cloth
  2. ravel or slight run in something knitted
    Synonym: nisnis
Derived terms
  • gisiin
  • magisi
See also

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: gi‧si
  • IPA(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/, [ɡɪˈsiʔ]

Adjective

gisî

  1. torn; rent (of cloth)
  2. with ravels or slight runs (in something knitted)
Derived terms
  • gisi-gisi

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.s̪i/

Verb

gisi

  1. (transitive) to crush (lice)

Conjugation
Conjugation of gisi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tegisi megisi agisi
2nd person negisi fegisi
3rd person inanimate igisi degisi
animate
imperative nigisi, gisi figisi, gisi

References
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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