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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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nipis

  1. thinness
    Synonym: himpis
    Antonym: hibog

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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nipís (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. thin
    Synonym: hugo
    Antonym: baga

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. citron (Citrus medica)

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Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس)

  1. Having little thickness; thin.
    Synonym: tipis
    Antonym: tebal

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Noun

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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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

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nipís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. thinness

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Further reading

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

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Noun

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nipis

  1. thinness

Western Bukidnon Manobo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

Adjective

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nipis

  1. thin