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See also: Appendix:Variations of "esi"

Translingual

Etymology

Possibly an abbreviation of English Eskimo.

Symbol

esi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for North Alaskan Inupiatun.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of North Alaskan Inupiatun terms

Asturian

Adjective

esi m sg (feminine singular esa, neuter singular eso, masculine plural esos, feminine plural eses)

  1. that one

See also

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *eci. Cognate to Finnish esi-.

Noun

esi (genitive ee, partitive ett)

  1. (agriculture) the section of a field that is being worked on right in front of the worker
  2. (mining) heading

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 15/käsi, d/t-ø-s gradation), singular ...

See also

Finnish

Etymology

See esi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈesi/, [ˈe̞s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Syllabification(key): e‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): esi

Noun

esi

  1. (folksy, Eastern Finnish) synonym of lakeinen (“swath/swathe (when mowing)”)
  2. (obsolete, dialectal) front (of something)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *eci, from Proto-Uralic *ede. Cognates include Estonian esi and Karelian esi.

Pronunciation

Noun

esi

  1. front, facade

Declension

More information Declension of (type 5/vesi, t- gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 36
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Isoko

Etymology 1

Cognate with Urhobo esi, Edo esi (“bush-pig”).

Noun

esi (plural isi)

  1. pig
  2. pork

Etymology 2

Cognate with Urhobo ísio (“star”).

Alternative forms

Noun

esi (plural isi)

  1. star

References

  • E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 33
  • M. E. Umukoro, E.O. Agbada, J.O. Okedi, Ụbị Isase Isoko - Rọ Kẹ Ịmọ Ukpe Ọsụsụọ (JS 1) - 2020, page 31
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Latgalian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛsʲi]
  • Hyphenation: e‧si

Verb

esi

  1. inflection of byut:
    1. second-person singular indicative present
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 10

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

ēsī

  1. inflection of ēsus:
    1. genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. nominative/vocative masculine plural

Latvian

Verb

esi

  1. (you) are; second-person singular present indicative of būt
  2. be; second-person singular imperative of būt

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Verb

esi̇̀

  1. second-person singular present of būti

Middle English

Adjective

esi

  1. alternative form of esy

Adverb

esi

  1. alternative form of esy

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀏𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • एसि (Devanagari script)
  • এসি (Bengali script)
  • එසි (Sinhalese script)
  • ဧသိ or ဨသိ or ဢေသိ (Burmese script)
  • เอสิ (Thai script)
  • ᩑᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເອສິ (Lao script)
  • ឯសិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄬𑄥𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

esi

  1. second-person singular present active of eti (“to come”)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin etsī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈesi/ [ˈe.si]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Syllabification: e‧si

Adverb

esi

  1. (rare, obsolete) though, although, even if, yet
    • c. 1446, Álvaro de Luna, Virtuosas e claras mugeres IV:
      “Después de Venturia, madre de Coriliano, a Tanaquil muger de grand linage me conviene pasar, la qual, esi de los tarquinos viniese a Roma, […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English haste or hasty.

Adjective

esi

  1. fast, quick

Adverb

esi

  1. fast, soon

Urhobo

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba èsì, Edo esi, Isoko esi, Khana zi, Igbo ezì.

Noun

esi

  1. pig

References

  • Anthony Obakpọnọvwẹ Ukere, Urhobo - English Dictionary, 1986 - version edited by Roger Blench, Cambridge 2005, page 10

West Makian

Etymology

Postulated by Voorhoeve to have derived (by regressive vowel assimilation) from an older *osi, from *gosi (by loss of initial velars). Cognate with Tidore gosi (“egg”).

Pronunciation

Noun

esi

  1. egg

References

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

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

êsi

  1. this; class 7 proximal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-sì, compare with Igala éhì, Itsekiri esin, also see Khana zi, Edo èsì, Urhobo esi, Idoma eshi, Igbo ezì, Ogbia eznì, perhaps also Ibibio edi

Pronunciation

Noun

esì

  1. warthog, hog; (in particular) red river hog
    Synonyms: ìmàdò, ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ igbó, túrúkù

Etymology 2

Compare with Igala échí, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-cí, compare with Itsekiri èṣín

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

esí

  1. Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, squash
    Synonyms: elégédé, gbọ̀rọ̀, àpalá
Derived terms

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