nis-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nir-, from Sanskrit निष्-, निस् (niṣ-, nis, “out, forth, away”), नि (ni, “down; back; in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ni (thus ultimately from *h₁én).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɪs]
• Hyphenation: nis

Prefix

nis-

1. lost

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with nis-

Further reading

• “nis-” 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 Sanskrit निष्-, निस् (niṣ-, nis, “out, forth, away”), नि (ni, “down; back; in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ni (thus ultimately from *h₁én).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɪs]
• Hyphenation: nis

Prefix

nis-

1. -less

   Synonyms: tanpa, nir-

Usage notes

This prefix precedes words beginning with an open syllable or onsets starting with /c/, /k/ or /t/. Otherwise, nir- is used.

Derived terms

Malay terms prefixed with nis-

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪs/

Prefix

nis-

1. Nasal mutation of dis-.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dis-

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dis-	ddis-	nis-	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.