kita

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

See also

Betawi

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (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

Pronoun

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• ané
• gua

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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.

Derived terms

See also

Cayubaba

Noun

kita

1. water

   kikita

   the water

Further reading

• 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

Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

kita

1. to see, behold

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kita

1. money earned; earnings

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kita.

Anagrams

• atik, kati, kiat

Finnish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• Kati, akti, kait, kati

Higaonon

Pronoun

kita

1. we

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kítà

1. to see, behold

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kitaʔ/

Pronoun

kita

1. you (plural)

   Dini kita?

   Where are you guys?

Ilocano

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kíta (plural kitkita)

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

kíta (plural kitkita)

1. salary; wages

   Synonym: sueldo

Declension

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.tä/

• Audio

  (file)

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

   Kita akan pergi ke toko.

   We will go to the store.

2. our / ours (inclusive)

   Pakaian kita sudah ditaruh ke dalam lemari

   Our clothes have been put in the cupboard.

3. (colloquial) I

   Synonym: saya

Related terms

• kami (exclusive)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

ikat, tika

Inonhan

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kita

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

Japanese

Romanization

kita

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

Javanese

Etymology 1

Pronoun

kita

1. we

Etymology 2

Noun

kita

1. Nonstandard spelling of kitha.

Kituba

Verb

kita

1. to descend, go down

Lindu

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Lingala

Verb

-kita (infinitive kokita)

1. to descend, go down

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kita/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ita, -ta, -a

Pronoun

kita (Jawi spelling کيت)

1. we, us, our (inclusive of the person spoken to)
2. I, me, my

Derived terms

• kekitaan

Related terms

• kami (“exclusive of the person spoken to”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kita
• Manado Malay: kita

See also

Anagrams

ikat, tika

Manado Malay

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kita

1. I, me, my.

Mansaka

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Maranao

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms

• ta (clipping)

Etymology

Derived from Malay kita (“we (inclusive)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ta/

Pronoun

kita

1. I (first person singular personal pronoun)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish quitar.

Verb

kita

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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

kita

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

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

Noun

kita f (diminutive kitka)

1. fluffy tail
2. crest, brush, tuft

Declension

Further reading

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

Ratagnon

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

Sakizaya

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

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

Declension

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

kita

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kìːta/

Noun

kíta f

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

Inflection

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.

Further reading

• “kita”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

kita

Wikipedia ^sw

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

kita (ki-vi class, plural vita)

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

Verb

-kita (infinitive kukita)

1. to stand one's ground

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

Pronoun

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.

See also

• mahal kita
• gusto kita

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkita/,
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/,

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ita, -itaʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

Noun

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

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

   Synonym: pagkakita

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkita/,
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/,

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ita, -itaʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

Noun

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

Derived terms

Adjective

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

1. earned; received (of salary or income)

   Synonym: pinagtrabahuhan

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

Further reading

• “kita” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

Verb

kita (used in the form kimita)

1. to see

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

kita

1. I, me

Usage notes

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

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

kita

1. coconut palm with many coconuts

References

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

Yoruba

Etymology

Probably from Edo ekita, see Igbo nkịta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kí.tà/

Noun

kítà

1. (Ikalẹ) dog

   Synonyms: ajá, olókílì

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

Zacatepec Chatino

Noun

kita

1. dust
2. herb