different between kes vs hes
kes
English
Etymology 1
Noun
kes (uncountable)
- (Sikhism) Alternative form of kesh
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
kes
- (Britain, slang, birdwatching) The kestrel.
Anagrams
- Esk, Sek
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ken + the pronoun see.
Pronoun
kes (genitive kelle, partitive keda)
- (interrogative) who
Declension
Derived terms
- keegi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch cash, from English cash, from Middle French caisse (“money box”), from Old Occitan caissa, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capi? (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh?p- (“to grasp”). Doublet of kas and kasa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?s]
- Hyphenation: kès
Adjective
kès (plural kes-kes)
- (colloquial) cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
- Synonyms: kontan, tunai
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “kes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From English case.
Noun
kes (Jawi spelling ????, plural kes-kes, informal 1st possessive kesku, impolite 2nd possessive kesmu, 3rd possessive kesnya)
- case.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kes.
Synonyms
- kasus (Indonesia)
Further reading
- “kes” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English case.
Noun
kes
- case; box; carton
Turkish
Verb
kes
- second-person singular imperative of kesmek
Antonyms
- kesme
kes From the web:
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- what's kesha's real name
hes
English
Etymology 1
Noun
hes
- plural of he
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- he's
- his
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hi?z/
Determiner
hes
- (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.
Pronoun
hes
- (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.
Usage notes
Used in some dialects to represent the (often only occasional) pronunciation of his as he's as both a determiner and a pronoun. Although his is almost always used, regardless of pronunciation, hes and he's are sometimes used.
Etymology 3
From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hi?z/
Contraction
hes
- (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of he's
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /h?z/
Verb
hes
- (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English.
- 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:
- Jennie! Jennie! come an’ tell me thet the long-lost claim hes come back to Old Jack!
- 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:
Anagrams
- (s)he, EH&S, EHS, Esh, HSE, SHE, She, ehs, esh, hse, s/he, she, she-
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Etymology 1
From either German Hesse (“Hessian”) (possibly via Hessenkiel), or Häsz, Hesz (“clothing, dress”).
Noun
hes m (plural hessen, diminutive hesje n)
- A short, protective type of blouse or shirt, typically worn by manual laborers
- A light version of the above, worn as a signal, notably to be noticed by traffic
Usage notes
Mostly used in its diminutive form (hesje).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German hässlich (“hateful”).
Adjective
hes (comparative hesser, superlative meest hes or hest)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of hesselijk, heslijk
Inflection
Synonyms
- hatelijk
- aartslelijk, spuuglelijk
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Noun
hes n (genitive singular hess, nominative plural hes)
- dewlap
Declension
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
hes
- Alternative form of his (“his”)
Pronoun
hes
- Alternative form of his (“his”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
hes
- Alternative form of his (“her”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- hås (Nynorsk also)
Etymology
From Old Norse háss
Adjective
hes (neuter singular hest, definite singular and plural hese, comparative hesere, indefinite superlative hesest, definite superlative heseste)
- hoarse, husky (voice)
Derived terms
- heshet
References
- “hes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he?s/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
hes f (definite singular hesa, indefinite plural heser, definite plural hesene)
- a type of hayrack made from vertical posts with horizontal wire strung between them, for drying hay.
- Synonym: hesje
Inflection
Further reading
- “hes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Noun
hes f pl
- plural of he
hes From the web:
- what hesitate means
- what hestia the goddess of
- what hess trucks are worth money
- what hes having ipa
- what hesitate means in spanish
- what he's thinking meme
- what he's done for me lyrics