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kaskas

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaskás.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaskas/ [ˈkas.kas]
  • Hyphenation: kas‧kas

Adjective

káskás (plural karaskas, intensified kaskason, plural intensified karaskason, Basahan spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜃᜐ᜔) (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

  1. fast; quick
    Synonyms: rikas, paspas, listo
  2. swift
    Synonym: mabagsik

Noun

káskás (Basahan spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜃᜐ᜔) (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

  1. speed, velocity
    Synonyms: rikas, paspas
  2. act or manner of hurrying up someone, rushing someone
    Synonyms: padali, padali-dali, apura, sibot

Derived terms

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kas‧kas
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaskas/ [ˈkas̪.kɐs̪]

Verb

káskas (Badlit spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜃᜐ᜔)

  1. (dialectal, Metro Cebu) pronunciation spelling of kalaskas

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *kaska- + -as (compare dialectal kaska, Veps kaskhaine and possibly Võro kaskõ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑskɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠kɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑskɑs
  • Syllabification(key): kas‧kas
  • Hyphenation(key): kas‧kas

Noun

kaskas

  1. (zoology) A member of the suborder Auchenorrhyncha (formerly Cicadinea) of the Hemiptera consisting of groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers and spittlebugs.

Declension

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

Derived terms

compounds

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaskas (scrape, scratch). Compare Minangkabau kakas.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaskás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜃᜐ᜔)

  1. act of rubbing or scraping a hard object (such as ice) onto a hard surface (such as a grinding stone)
    Synonyms: gadgad, kayod, kiskis
  2. sudden, fast run
    Synonyms: karimot, pulas

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