nipis

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧pis
• IPA^(key): /niˈpis/ [n̪iˈpis]

Noun

nipis

1. thinness

   Synonym: himpis

   Antonym: hibog

Derived terms

• kanipisan
• magnipis
• manipis
• panipis

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧pis
• IPA^(key): /niˈpis/ [n̪ɪˈpis̪]

Adjective

nipís (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. thin

   Synonym: hugo

   Antonym: baga

Derived terms

• kanipis
• monipis
• nipison

 

See also

• daot
• itos
• niwang

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Ellipsis of jeruk nipis (literally “thin citrus/lemon/orange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnipɪs]
• Hyphenation: ni‧pis

Noun

nipis (first-person possessive nipisku, second-person possessive nipismu, third-person possessive nipisnya)

1. citron (Citrus medica)

Further reading

• “nipis” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Tagalog nipis, Sundanese nipis, and Tsou hipsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nipis/, [nipes]
• Rhymes: -pis, -is

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Adjective

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس)

1. Having little thickness; thin.

   Synonym: tipis

   Antonym: tebal

Affixations

• dinipiskan
• kenipisan
• menipis
• menipiskan
• nipiskan
• penipisan
• ternipis

 

Compounds

• limau nipis
• nipis kulit

 

Noun

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس, plural nipis-nipis, informal 1st possessive nipisku, 2nd possessive nipismu, 3rd possessive nipisnya)

1. A type of fish; opisthopterus tardoore.

Further reading

• “nipis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Nipis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈpis/ [n̪ɪˈpis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ni‧pis

Noun

nipís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. thinness

Derived terms

• kanipisan
• manipis
• numipis
• panipisin

 

Further reading

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

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /nipis/ [n̪ɪˈpis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ni‧pis

Noun

nipis (Sulat Sūg spelling نِفِسْ)

1. thinness

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Adjective

nipis

1. thin