kes
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kes"
Translingual
Symbol
kes
See also
English
Etymology 1
Noun
kes (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
kes
- (UK, slang, birdwatching) The kestrel.
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ken + the pronoun see.
Pronoun
kes (genitive kelle, partitive keda)
- (interrogative) who
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kes | kes |
| genitive | kelle | kellede |
| partitive | keda | keda |
| illative | kellesse | kelledesse |
| inessive | kelles | kelledes |
| elative | kellest | kelledest |
| allative | kellele | kelledele |
| adessive | kellel | kelledel |
| ablative | kellelt | kelledelt |
| translative | kelleks | kelledeks |
| terminative | kelleni | kelledeni |
| essive | kellena | kelledena |
| abessive | kelleta | kelledeta |
| comitative | kellega | kelledega |
Declension of kes (type irregular)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kes | kes |
| genitive | kelle | kelle |
| partitive | keda | keda |
| illative | kellesse | kellesse |
| inessive | kelles | kelles |
| elative | kellest | kellest |
| allative | kellele | kellele |
| adessive | kellel | kellel |
| ablative | kellelt | kellelt |
| translative | kelleks | kelleks |
| terminative | kelleni | kelleni |
| essive | kellena | kellena |
| abessive | kelleta | kelleta |
| comitative | kellega | kellega |
Declension of kes (type irregular)
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
kès
- (colloquial) cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “kes” 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 English case, from Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”).
Noun
kés (Jawi spelling کيس, plural kes-kes, informal 1st possessive kesku, 2nd possessive kesmu, 3rd possessive kesnya)
- case:
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kes.
Synonyms
- kasus (Indonesia)
Further reading
- “kes” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
kes
Turkish
Verb
kes
Interjection
kes!
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