gisi

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *taci (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-huaji, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Noun

gisi

1. my brother

References

• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/ [ɡiˈsiʔ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧si

Adjective

gisî (plural girisi, Basahan spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. torn, ripped

   Synonyms: pakit, paknit

Noun

gisî (Basahan spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. a rip, a tear

   Synonym: rabrab

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gi‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/ [ˈɡi.s̪ɪʔ]

Noun

gisi

1. a rip, a tear

Verb

gisi

1. to tear, to rip
2. to rend

Noun

gisi

1. rend, rip, split, tear, (to, rend)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀisiq (“tear, split, cut”). Compare Bikol Central gisi, Cebuano gisi, and Hiligaynon gisi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/ [ˈɡiː.sɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -isiʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/ [ɡɪˈsiʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: gi‧si

Noun

gisì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. tear or rent in cloth
2. ravel or slight run in something knitted

   Synonym: nisnis

Adjective

gisî (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. torn; rent (of cloth)
2. with ravels or slight runs (in something knitted)

Further reading

• “gisi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Risiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• isig, sigi, igsi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.s̪i/

Verb

gisi

1. (transitive) to crush (lice)

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics