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titis
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English
Noun
titis
Malay
Noun
Verb
titis (Jawi spelling تيتيس)
- to drip, to let some liquid fall one drop at a time
Usage notes
Once used to describe smaller drips more than large ones with the titik
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penitisan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- titisan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- ketitisan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- menitis [agent focus] (meN-)
- menitiskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dititiskan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تيتس titis”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 207
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “titis”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 595
Further reading
- "titis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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Pronunciation
Noun
titis
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtitis/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪ɪs]
- Rhymes: -itis
- Syllabification: ti‧tis
Noun
titis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)
- cigarette or cigar ash
- Synonym: senisa
- (figurative) main or immediate cause of something devastating
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈtis/ [t̪ɪˈt̪ɪs]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ti‧tis
Noun
titís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)
- condition of dripping continuously (of sweat, candlewax, etc.)
Derived terms
- magtitis
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