sosi

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See also: sôi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 鎖匙／锁匙 (só-sî, “key, lock”). Cognate of Tagalog susi (“key”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: so‧si

Noun

sosi (first-person possessive sosiku, second-person possessive sosimu, third-person possessive sosinya)

  1. (dialect) key, device designed to open and close a lock.
    Synonyms: anak kunci, kunci

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

sosi

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦱꦶ

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σώσω (sóso), future of σώνω (sóno). Already attested in the oldest texts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈsi/
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  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: so‧si
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Verb

a sosi (third-person singular present sosește, past participle sosit) 4th conj.

  1. (intransitive, relatively literary) to arrive, come
    Synonyms: veni, ajunge
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to catch up to
    Synonym: ajunge
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) to suffice
    Synonym: ajunge

Conjugation

    conjugation of sosi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a sosi
gerund sosind
past participle sosit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present sosesc sosești sosește sosim sosiți sosesc
imperfect soseam soseai sosea soseam soseați soseau
simple perfect sosii sosiși sosi sosirăm sosirăți sosiră
pluperfect sosisem sosiseși sosise sosiserăm sosiserăți sosiseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să sosesc să sosești să sosească să sosim să sosiți să sosească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative sosește sosiți
negative nu sosi nu sosiți

References

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鎖匙／锁匙 (só-sî, “key”).

Noun

susì

  1. key

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English sauce.

Pronunciation

Noun

sosi (n class, plural sosi)

  1. sauce

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of sosyal, according to Zorc (1993), or possibly from English saucy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsosi/,
  • Hyphenation: so‧si

Adjective

sosi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. (slang) posh; fancy (associated with the higher classes)
    Synonym: sosyal
    • 2017, Bebang Siy, It's Raining Mens, Anvil Publishing, Incorporated via PublishDrive, →ISBN:
      Suwerte lang niya at masalapi siya. Minsan, nagiging maganda ang isang babae kung maganda ang kutis at ang damit niya. Class. Mukhang sosi, sopistikada. Kaya sabi ng iba, maganda. Maganda raw ang ganoong babae. Sabi mo noong  ...
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    • 2005, Nestor De Guzman, Si Nora Aunor sa mga Noranian: mga pagunita at pagtatapat, →ISBN:
      Iyon nga lang, sosi na talaga — nagpupulong sila sa pamamagitan ng teleeonferenee. ... Pero maraming nagsasabing masaya sila kung saan masaya si Nora; baka mas nais niya ang simpleng buhay pero napapaligiran ng mga tunay na ...
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Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 132
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