tisu

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tisu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of tis

Originally a childish form of tissi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtisu/,
• Rhymes: -isu
• Hyphenation^(key): ti‧su

tisu (colloquial)

1. tit, teat

• “tisu”, 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 2023-07-03

• istu, siut, suti

From Malay tisu, from English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.su/,
• Hyphenation: ti‧su

tisu (plural tisu-tisu)

1. tissue

   Synonym: selampai

   1. a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
   2. thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay tisu.

• “tisu” 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.

Borrowed from English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

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  • Rhymes: -ʃu, -u
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  • Rhymes: -su, -u
• Hyphenation: ti‧su

tisu (Jawi spelling تيسو)

1. Tissue:
   1. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.

      Synonyms: kertas tisu, serbet

      Ada tisu di dalam laci.

      There is tissue in the drawer.

   2. (biology) A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job.

      Synonym: jaringan (Indonesian)

      tisu otot ― muscle tissue

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian tisu.

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