kursi

Etymology

Arabic كرسي (literally “chair, seat, throne”)

Noun

kursi (plural kursis)

1. (Islam) A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.

Noun

kursi

1. course

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kursi/
• (Kedayan) IPA^(key): /kuusi/
• Hyphenation: kur‧si

Noun

kursi

1. Alternative form of kerusi (“chair”)

Verb

kursi

1. inflection of kursia:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• kirsu, risku, ruksi

Noun

kursi

1. plural of kurso

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kursi (Standard Malay kerusi (“chair”)), from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy). Compare to Baba Malay krosi, Javanese ꦏꦸꦂꦱꦶ (kursi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkursi/ [ˈkur.si]
  • Rhymes: -ursi
  • Syllabification: kur‧si
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈkorsi/ [ˈkor.si]

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Noun

kursi (plural)

1. chair, seat:
   1. an item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

      Synonyms: seliri, bangku, dingklik

   2. (figurative) the seat or office of a person in authority.

      Synonyms: jabatan, kedudukan

Further reading

• “kursi” 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.

Romanization

kursi

1. Romanization of ꦏꦸꦂꦱꦶ

Verb

kursi

1. second-person singular future indicative of kurt

Alternative forms

• kulsi

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kursi, kerusi, from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾsi/ [ˈkuɽ.ʂi]
• Rhymes: -uɾsi
• Syllabification: kur‧si

Noun

kursi (Jawi spelling كُوْرْسِ)

1. chair; seat

Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy). Doublet of kerusi.

Noun

kursi (informal 1st possessive kursiku, 2nd possessive kursimu, 3rd possessive kursinya)

1. (education) chair: a distinguished professorship at a university.

Further reading

• “kursi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

Noun

kursi m

1. chair

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkursi/, [ˈkursʲi]
• Rhymes: -ursi
• Hyphenation: kur‧si

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian курс (kurs).

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kursi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Etymology

From Malay kursi, from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.s̪i/

Noun

kursi

1. a chair

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics