ksi

ksi

1. (materials science) Abbreviation of kilopound per square inch.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈksi]

ksi f (plural ksis)

1. xi; the Greek letter Ξ (lowercase ξ)

• xi

• IPA^(key): /ksi/

ksi m (plural ksi)

1. xi (Greek letter)

• “ksi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• ski

From Proto-Khasian [Term?], from Proto-Austroasiatic *ciʔ (“louse”). Cognate with Khmer ចៃ (cay), Vietnamese chí/chấy, Bahnar si.

ksi f

1. head louse

• Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary‎^[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 49. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξῖ (xî), from Phoenician 𐤎 (s‬).

• IPA^(key): /ˈksi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ksi

ksi n (indeclinable)

1. xi (Greek letter Ξ, ξ)

• ksi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• ysi, cti

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ksi (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⵙⵉ)

1. (transitive) to lift, to pick up
2. (transitive) to take, to grab, to seize
3. (transitive) to transport, to deport
4. (transitive) to contain
5. (transitive) to collect, to gather
6. (transitive, affixed with d) to bring

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Verbal noun: takessit (“carrying”)
• Reciprocal: mseysi (“to argue, to quarrel”)
  • Verbal noun: amsiysi (“quarreling”)
• Passive: twaksi (“to be taken”)
• tiwksi (“gift”)