kipi

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧pi

Verb

kipi

  1. to bring the knees and thighs together

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.pi/, [ˈti.pi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tipi (“cut, slice, slash off” — compare with Maori tipi “to slice, to pare”; Rarotongan tipi “knife; to slice” and kōtipi “to slice, peel”), from Proto-Oceanic *jipi (“sharpen, pare off”) related to *supi (“to shave” – compare with Tongan hifi, Fijian civi).[1]

Verb

kipi

  1. (transitive) to dig with a sharp tool
Derived terms
  • kipikipi (“trim little by litte”, verb)

References

  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 254

Etymology 2

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Verb

kipi(transitive)

  1. to plot or conspire against
  2. to revolt, to rebel, to rise up against
  3. to ram
Derived terms
  • hoʻokipi (“foment revolt”, verb)

Noun

kipi

  1. treachery, treason
  2. revolt, rebellion, uprising

Verb

kipi

  1. (stative) seditious, (attributive) rebel
Derived terms
  • hoʻokahua kipi (“plot”)

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.pi/
  • Rhymes: -ipi
  • Syllabification: ki‧pi

Verb

kipi

  1. third-person singular present of kipieć

Further reading

  • kipi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Noun

kipi

  1. definite accusative singular of kip
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