kas

Translingual

Symbol

kas

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kashmiri.

English

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

Anagrams

• AKs, ASK, Ask, KSA, SAK, SKA, aks, ask, ska

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas/,
• Hyphenation: kas

Noun

kás m 

1. advise
2. mind
3. wisdom
4. intelligence

Declension

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kas”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/

Noun

kas (plural kaste)

1. A cupboard.

Breton

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton cas, from Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis.

Noun

kas m

1. hatred

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kas

1. To send.

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortening of kalas.

Verb

kas

1. to squander

Adjective

kas

1. wasteful

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: kaz

Noun

kas f

1. genitive plural of kasa

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑs/

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• Hyphenation: kas
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

kas f (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)

1. (Netherlands) A greenhouse.

   Synonyms: broeikas, kweekhuis, serre (Belgium)

2. A public or private entity, mainly concerned with managing funds for a certain purpose, after which it is often named.
3. A counter, room etc. where cash payments are made and/or received.
4. A protective casing.
5. (dated) cash

   geld in kas - cash in hand

6. Archaic form of kassa.

Derived terms

• borstkas
• broeikas
• hulpkas
• kastekort
• krap bij kas
• ziekenkas

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kas
• → Caribbean Javanese: kas
• → Sranan Tongo: kasi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kasi, kas

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

Particle

kas

1. Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.

   Kas ta on saabunud?

   Has (s)he arrived?

See also

• kas või, kasvõi

Finnish

Alternative forms

• kah, ka (dialectal)

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”), from katsoa (“to look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/,
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Syllabification^(key): kas

Interjection

kas

1. look!, oh!, my!, behold! (used as expression of surprise, often accompanied with -pa -suffix in the verb used to explain the reason for astonishment)

   Kas, onpa sinulla suuret hampaat!

   My, what big teeth you have!

   Kas vain, onpa poika kasvanut!

   Look at that, how the boy has grown up!

2. look (used to start an explanation)

   Kas, asia on niin, että...

   Look, the thing is that...

Usage notes

The use of kas is getting out of fashion as opening of an explanation and it is largely replaced in speech by kato.

Derived terms

• kas kummaa
• kas niin
• kas vain
• kas tässä

Further reading

• “kas”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• -ska, SAK

French

Noun

kas m

1. plural of ka

Gothic

Romanization

kas

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech koš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: kas
• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Noun

kas (plural kasok)

1. A skep (a beehive made of straw or wicker)
2. (dialectal) A basket (a tub-shaped larger container made of straw or wicker)
3. (mining) A cage (a lift in the mine shaft, used for hoisting personnel and materials).

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• kas in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: kas

Etymology 1

From Dutch kas, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capiō (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

kas (first-person possessive kasku, second-person possessive kasmu, third-person possessive kasnya)

1. cash:
   1. money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.

      Synonyms: tunai, kes

   2. (accounting) liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.

      Synonym: tunai (Standard Malay)

Alternative forms

• kes (colloquial)

Etymology 2

From Dutch kast.

Noun

kas (first-person possessive kasku, second-person possessive kasmu, third-person possessive kasnya)

1. A box
   1. A cashbox
   2. A watch-box

Descendants

• → Ternate: kas (“cupboard”)

Further reading

• “kas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”). Akin to Finnish kas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/,
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Hyphenation: kas

Interjection

kas

1. look! behold!

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 140

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas. Cognates include Latvian kas and Lithuanian kas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: kas

Pronoun

kas

1. who? what?
2. who, what, that

Declension

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 38

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.

Pronoun

kas (interrogative)

1. who, what

   kas ir šis cilvēks? ― who is this person?

   kas tā par grāmatu? ― what kind of book is it?

kas (relative)

1. that
2. which
3. who

kas (indefinite)

1. something

   Synonym: kaut kas

   kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special

Declension

Antonyms

• nekas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kàs

1. who

   Kàs yrà tàs žmogùs? ― Who is that person?

2. what

   Kàs Lietuvõs sóstinė? ― What is Lithuania's capital?

3. every

   Synonym: kiekvienas

   • 1922, Šatrijos Ragana (Marija Pečkauskaitė), Sename dvare:

     Iš pradžių, mamai mirus, sapnuodavau ją kas naktį, o dabar tik prieš kokį nors sielvartą, rūpestį, nelaimę.

     At first, when my mother died, I used to dream of her every night, but now I only dream of her when there is some grief, worry or disaster.

4. used for emphasis

   Synonyms: koks, kaip

   Kàs tõ vaĩko gabùmas! ― What talent this boy has!

Declension

References

• “kas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/, /kaʃ/

Etymology 1

From English cash.

Noun

kas

1. money

   Synonyms: larzan, paisa

2. cash

Etymology 2

From French casser, casse.

Verb

kas

1. Medial form of kase

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, from Latin cāseus (“cheese”). Cognate with German Käse, English cheese.

Noun

kas m

1. cheese

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Mokilese

Noun

kas (indefinite kasmen)

1. cat

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kas

1. who (interrogative)

Declension

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.

Noun

kas

1. A house
2. A home.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

1. genitive plural of kasa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːs/

Noun

kȃs m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)

1. A trot (gait of a horse).

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian kas (“box”), from Dutch kast (“cupboard”), from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *kasto, from Frankish *kastō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

kas

1. A cupboard.

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

Turkish

Etymology

From kasmak (“to tighten, stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

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Noun

kas

1. A muscle.

   Synonym: adale

Declension

Derived terms

• kaslı
• kaslılık
• kassız
• kassızlık