kunsi

Bambara

Etymology

From kun +‎ si.

Noun

kunsi

1. hair

Synonyms

• kunsigi

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese conhecer. Cognate with Kabuverdianu konchi.

Verb

kunsi

1. to know

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• cunsi (Súlat Bacúlud, Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kunci.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊnˈsi/ [kʊnˈsi]
• Hyphenation: kun‧si

Noun

kunsi

1. (archaic) lock; padlock

   Synonyms: kandaru, panyusi, seradura

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• consi — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kunci (“lock”), ultimately from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). Compare Kapampangan kunsi, Maguindanao gunsi, Maranao gonsi', and Tausug kunsi'. See also Hokkien 匙 (sî, “key”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kunˈsiʔ/ [kʊn̪ˈsiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: kun‧si

Noun

kunsî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. bolt; latch

   Synonyms: baral, tarangka, tarugo, talasok

Derived terms

• kunsian
• magkunsi

See also

• kandado

Further reading

• “kunsi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kunsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 286
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 101

Anagrams

• unsik, kusin