different between kes vs kesa

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kes (uncountable)

1. (Sikhism) Alternative form of kesh

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

kes

1. (Britain, slang, birdwatching) The kestrel.

Anagrams

• Esk, Sek

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ken + the pronoun see.

Pronoun

kes (genitive kelle, partitive keda)

1. (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)

1. (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)

1. 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

1. case; box; carton

Turkish

Verb

kes

1. second-person singular imperative of kesmek

Antonyms

• kesme

English

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (??, kesa), from Middle Chinese ?? (k?a ??a), from Sanskrit ????? (k???ya)

Noun

kesa (plural kesas or kesa)

1. A robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns.

Anagrams

• Kase, akes, aske, keas, KEAS, sake, saké, seak

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kesä. Cognate with Finnish kesä, Veps keza, Võro kesä.

Noun

kesa (genitive kesa, partitive kesa)

1. fallow

Inflection

Derived terms

• kesakuu

Hawaiian

Noun

kesa

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X.

Japanese

Romanization

kesa

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (kas?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?sa/

Verb

kesa (imperfect jiksi, past participle miksi)

1. to cover

   Synonym: g?atta

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (ke?a).

Noun

kesa m

1. hair (of the head)

Declension

Derived terms

• kesadh?tu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????? (kîse) (Turkish kese), from Persian ????? (kise).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kêsa/
• Hyphenation: ke?sa

Noun

k?sa f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (regional in Croatia, otherwise general) pouch
2. (regional in Croatia, otherwise general) sack, bag

Declension

Synonyms

• vre?a, vre?ica

Westrobothnian

Verb

kesa (preterite & supine kesa)

1. (intransitive) To step.
2. (intransitive) To pull oneself forth with great trouble.