masi

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Verb

masi

  1. to laugh

References

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English macy / maci, from Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî). Compare English muah chee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmasi/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧si

Noun

masi

  1. a rice cake ball, made using boiled ground glutinous rice, with minced toasted peanuts and sugar as filling

Doe

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

masi

  1. water

References

  • ASJP, citing Franz Stuhlmann, Wortlisten zentralafrikanscher Stämme, Zeitschrift für Kolonialsprachen VII (1916-1917), 257-308

Dogrib

masi

  1. Alternative spelling of ması̀

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian slang маз (maz).

Pronunciation

Noun

masi

  1. (military slang) a conscript who has almost finished his service

Declension

Inflection of masi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative masi masit
genitive masin masien
partitive masia maseja
illative masiin maseihin
singular plural
nominative masi masit
accusative nom. masi masit
gen. masin
genitive masin masien
partitive masia maseja
inessive masissa maseissa
elative masista maseista
illative masiin maseihin
adessive masilla maseilla
ablative masilta maseilta
allative masille maseille
essive masina maseina
translative masiksi maseiksi
abessive masitta maseitta
instructive masein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of masi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative masini masini
accusative nom. masini masini
gen. masini
genitive masini masieni
partitive masiani masejani
inessive masissani maseissani
elative masistani maseistani
illative masiini maseihini
adessive masillani maseillani
ablative masiltani maseiltani
allative masilleni maseilleni
essive masinani maseinani
translative masikseni maseikseni
abessive masittani maseittani
instructive
comitative maseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative masisi masisi
accusative nom. masisi masisi
gen. masisi
genitive masisi masiesi
partitive masiasi masejasi
inessive masissasi maseissasi
elative masistasi maseistasi
illative masiisi maseihisi
adessive masillasi maseillasi
ablative masiltasi maseiltasi
allative masillesi maseillesi
essive masinasi maseinasi
translative masiksesi maseiksesi
abessive masittasi maseittasi
instructive
comitative maseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative masimme masimme
accusative nom. masimme masimme
gen. masimme
genitive masimme masiemme
partitive masiamme masejamme
inessive masissamme maseissamme
elative masistamme maseistamme
illative masiimme maseihimme
adessive masillamme maseillamme
ablative masiltamme maseiltamme
allative masillemme maseillemme
essive masinamme maseinamme
translative masiksemme maseiksemme
abessive masittamme maseittamme
instructive
comitative maseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative masinne masinne
accusative nom. masinne masinne
gen. masinne
genitive masinne masienne
partitive masianne masejanne
inessive masissanne maseissanne
elative masistanne maseistanne
illative masiinne maseihinne
adessive masillanne maseillanne
ablative masiltanne maseiltanne
allative masillenne maseillenne
essive masinanne maseinanne
translative masiksenne maseiksenne
abessive masittanne maseittanne
instructive
comitative maseinenne

Hypernyms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ido

Noun

masi

  1. plural of maso

Italian

Noun

masi m

  1. plural of maso

Anagrams

Khasi

Noun

masi

  1. cow

Kuna

Noun

masi

  1. food

Matengo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

masi

  1. water

References

  • Matengo Folktales (1999)
  • Nobuko Yoneda, Classified vocabulary of the Matengo language (2006)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

masi m

  1. soot; charcoal dust

Quechua

Adjective

masi

  1. equal

Noun

masi

  1. comrade, colleague, peer, friend

Declension

Derived terms

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masi₁ (product of fermentation) (compare with Tahitian mahi (paste/meal of fermented breadfruit) and Maori māhī (to ferment))[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *maqasin (salt) (compare with Tongan māsima and Fijian masima, doublet of māsima; all “salt”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (compare with Malay masin (salty) and Tagalog asin (salt)).[1][2]

Noun

masi

  1. meal of fermented ripe fruit from either ʻulu or bananas

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “masi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 158-60

Sranan Tongo

Verb

masi

  1. to squash
  2. to crush

Tongan

Etymology

Likely from English match.

Noun

masi

  1. lighter, cigarette lighter

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

masi

  1. (stative) to be finished, completed; for nothing to be left

Conjugation

Conjugation of masi (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person timasi mimasi amasi
2nd person nimasi fimasi
3rd person inanimate imasi dimasi
animate mamasi
imperative —, masi —, masi

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics