kita

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

• kitah (Bekasi dialect)
• kite (Tanah Abang dialect)
• kitè (Meester dialect)

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

• (literary) IPA^(key): /kiˈta/
• (Bekasi) IPA^(key): /kiˈtah/
• (Tanah Abang) IPA^(key): /kiˈtəː/
• (Meester) IPA^(key): /kiˈtɛ/

• Literary dialect:

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• Meester dialect:

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• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kita

1. we

   Kita ni ari bakal pegi ke Bandung.

   We are going to Bandung today.

2. our / ours

   Ada orang ngebètak bola kita.

   Someone seized (stole) our ball.

3. (euphemistic) I

   Synonym: gua

• Sometimes, instead of gua, someone may use kita for more politeness reason.

• ané
• gua

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• Hyphenation: ki‧ta
• IPA^(key): /kiˈta/

kitá

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Luwas na kita.

   Let's (Let us) get out.

   Kita sana digdi an yaon.

   We're the only ones present.

kita

1. water

   kikita ― the water

• Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
• Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

IPA^(key): /kiˈta/

• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kitá (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. (inclusive) we, us

   kita ra ― only us, just us

   1. (as the subject of a verb)

      nangadto ta niaging tuig ― we went last year

   2. (as the subject of a nominal predicate); we are

      anak ta sa Ginoo ― we are children of God

2. (with verb root or in the infinitive) let us, let's

   adto ta / mangadto ta ― let's go

• Subject (direct) pronouns are most commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are almost always in their short form (in this case, ta); the full form (kita) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal, or it may be placed before the verb or noun which gives the same effect. See ako for examples.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

IPA^(key): /kiˈtaʔ/ IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/

• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kitâ/kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. to see

   nakakita na ka sa pelikula? ― have you seen the movie?

2. to find

   Synonyms: kaplag, hipalag

   nakit-an nako ang lapis ― I found the pencil

3. to meet with

   Synonyms: abot, tabo, tungka, bagat, sugat

4. to earn

   Synonyms: sapi, diya

kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. money earned; earnings

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kita.

• atik, kati, kiat

From Proto-Finnic *kita. Cognate with Estonian kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Veps kida and Votic kita. Possibly further from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kata, in which cognates would include Eastern Khanty котәмнәӈ (kotəmnəṇ) and Northern Mansi холәӈка.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkitɑ/,
• Rhymes: -itɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧ta

kita

1. mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth.
2. throat, pharynx
3. maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
4. the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.

• “kita”, 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

• Kati, akti, kait, kati

From Proto-Austronesian *k-ita (“we (inclusive)”).

• IPA^(key): /kiˈta/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kitá (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜲᜦ)

1. we; us (inclusive)

   Synonyms: (literary) kitam, (literary) ta

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 149
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ita₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

kita

1. we

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

kítà

1. to see, behold

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• IPA^(key): /kitaʔ/

kita

1. you (plural)

   Dini kita?

   Where are you guys?

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

kíta (plural kitkita)

1. kind; class; species
2. look; shape; appearance

kíta (plural kitkita)

1. salary; wages

   Synonym: sueldo

Inherited from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkita/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kita

1. First person plural inclusive (including you) pronoun: we, us, our

   Siapkan pakaian gantimu, karena kita akan pergi ke pantai.

   Get your change of clothes ready, because we are going to the beach.

   Pak guru baru kita sangat ramah.

   Our new teacher is very friendly.

   Di sini saja, biar dia tidak dapat kita.

   Just stay here, so he can't get us.

2. (colloquial, nonstandard) First person singular exclusive (not including you) pronoun: we, us, our

   Kita nggak mau temenan sama kamu.

   We don't want to be friends with you.

   Tanya kita aja kalau kakak masih bingung cara mainnya.

   Ask us if you are still confused about how to play it.

• kami (“we, us, our (exclusive)”)

• “kita” 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.

• ikat, tika

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

kita

1. Rōmaji transcription of きた
2. Rōmaji transcription of キタ

kita

1. Romanization of ꦏꦶꦠ
2. Nonstandard spelling of kitha. Romanization of ꦏꦶꦛ

kita

1. to descend, go down

kita

1. we (inclusive)

-kita (infinitive kokita)

1. to descend, go down

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -tə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key):

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kita (Jawi spelling کيت)

1. we, us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Antonym: kami

2. (informal) we, us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

   Synonyms: kita orang, kami

3. (informal) I, me

   Synonyms: saya, aku

4. (archaic) you
5. (Brunei, humble) you (singular)

• Indonesian: kita
• Manado Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
• North Moluccan Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)

• “kita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

ikat, tika

From North Moluccan Malay kita, from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. I, me, my.

kita

1. we (inclusive)

kita

1. we (inclusive)

• ta

From Malay kita (“we (inclusive)”), from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkita/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kita

1. (casual) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my

   Kita so biking nga pe kopi ni.

   I have made your coffe.

   Tadi ada orang mabo bage pa kita.

   There was a drunk person who hit me earlier.

   Dia ada simpang kita pe hape di depe tas.

   She is keeping my phone in her bag.

From Spanish quitar.

kita

1. to remove, to take away
2. to subtract

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

kita

Wikipedia ^pl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ki‧ta
• Homophone: Kita

kita f (diminutive kitka)

1. fluffy tail
2. crest, brush, tuft

• kita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

• IPA^(key): /ki.ˈta/,

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

• IPA^(key): /kîta/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

1. bunch, bouquet
2. (slang) penis
3. (archaic) pretty girl
4. (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

kita

Wikipedia ^sl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

• IPA^(key): /kìːta/

kíta f

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

• “kita”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

• kina
• kida
• -kid- , -kil-, -kit- (noun incorporation forms)

From Proto-Munda *kᵊla (“tiger”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ.

• IPA^(key): /kita/

kita

1. tiger

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

kita

Wikipedia ^sw

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

• Audio (Kenya):

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kita class VII (plural vita class VIII)

1. (usually in the plural) a war, a battle

-kita (infinitive kukita)

1. to stand one's ground

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kitá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you). Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.

   Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.

   I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.

   Anak kita.

   You are my child.

2. (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque, uncommon in Bulacan) we; the two of us; you and I

   Synonyms: kata, tayong dalawa

   Magkaibigan kita.

   You and I are friends.

• mahal kita
• gusto kita

From Proto-Philippine *kitaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkita/
    • Rhymes: -ita
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/

    • Audio:

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    • Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. state or quality of being seen; visibility
2. observation

   Synonym: pagkakita

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. seen; visible

   Synonyms: nakikita, litaw, nakalitaw, hayag, nakahayag, tanaw, natatanaw

   Kita ang bahay namin mula rito.

   Our house can be seen from here.

   (literally, “Our house is visible from here.”)

2. obvious; easily seen or understood

Borrowed from Spanish quitación (“rent; wages; salary”), from quita (“debt relief”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkita/
    • Rhymes: -ita
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/

    • Audio:

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    • Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

1. earnings; income; salary; wage

   Synonyms: sahod, suweldo, salaryo

   pabago-bagong kita ― ever-changing income

2. gain; profit; revenue

   Synonyms: tubo, ganansiya, pakinabang

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

1. earned; received (of salary or income)

   Synonym: pinagtrabahuhan

2. gained; benefited (of business or interest money)

• “kita”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• kati, atik, itak, tika, akit, kait

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

kita (used in the form kimita)

1. to see

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.

kita

1. I, me

• kita is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

kita

1. coconut palm with many coconuts

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162

Probably from Edo ekita, see Igbo nkịta.

IPA^(key): /kí.tà/

kítà

1. (Ikalẹ) dog

   Synonyms: ajá, olókílì

   Olú ó pa kítà ọdẹ. ― Olu killed the hunter's dog. (Ìkálẹ̀)

kita

1. dust
2. herb