gisi

Äiwoo

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/ [ɡiˈsiʔ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧si

Adjective

gisî (plural girisi, Basahan spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. torn, ripped

   Synonyms: pakit, paknit

Noun

gisî (Basahan spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. a rip, a tear

   Synonym: rabrab

Derived terms

• gision
• maggisi
• magisi
• makagisi

 

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀisiq (“tear, split, cut”). Compare Bikol Central gisi, Cebuano gisi, and Hiligaynon gisi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/ [ˈɡiː.sɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -isiʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/ [ɡɪˈsiʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: gi‧si

Noun

gisì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. tear or rent in cloth
2. ravel or slight run in something knitted

   Synonym: nisnis

Derived terms

• gisiin
• magisi

 

See also

• pilas
• punit

Adjective

gisî (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. torn; rent (of cloth)
2. with ravels or slight runs (in something knitted)

Derived terms

• gisi-gisi

Further reading

• “gisi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Risiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• isig, sigi, igsi

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^[1], Pacific linguistics