bisi

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisiʔ/
• Hyphenation: bi‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Verb

bisi

1. to be present, to exist, be there

   Iya bisi dia.

   He/she is over there.

   Bisi tiga pemutus ti disedia.

   There are three options available.

2. to have, to possess

   Iya bisi duit

   He/she have money.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to be present, to be exist”): nadai

Italian

Noun

bisi m

1. plural of biso

Anagrams

• ibis

Jamamadí

Verb

bisi

1. (Banawá) to pinch

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Adjective

bisi

1. Alternative form of bisy

Nyishi

Etymology

The part bi is from Proto-Tani *beː, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/g-woj-n.

Noun

bisi

1. monkey

References

• P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎^[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

bisi (n class, plural bisi)

1. popcorn

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English busy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbisi/ [ˈbiː.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -isi
• Syllabification: bi‧si

Adjective

bisi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. (colloquial) busy; occupied

   Synonyms: okupado, abala, magawain

Alternative forms

• busy — unadapted

Derived terms

• mabisi
• pagkabisi

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbisiʔ/ [ˈbiː.sɪʔ], /biˈsiʔ/ [bɪˈsiʔ]
• Rhymes: -isiʔ, -iʔ
• Syllabification: bi‧si

Noun

bisì or bisî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. Alternative form of baisi

Derived terms

• tagbisi

 

Further reading

• “bisi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• ibis, sibi

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English busy.

Adjective

bisi

1. busy

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.s̪i/

Noun

bisi

1. the calf of a leg

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics