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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
Prefix
nis-
- lost
Derived terms
Further reading
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
Prefix
nis-
- -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
Welsh
Pronunciation
Prefix
nis-
- Nasal mutation of dis-.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.