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kas

Translingual

Symbol

kas

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kashmiri.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kashmiri terms

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• kaas

Noun

kas (plural kases)

1. A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Etymology 2

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

Anagrams

• AKs, ASK, Ask, KSA, SAK, SKA, aks, ask, ska

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkʌs]
• Hyphenation: kas

Noun

kás m 

1. advise
2. mind
3. wisdom
4. intelligence

Declension

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kas”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/

Noun

kas (plural kaste)

1. A cupboard.

Breton

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton cas, from Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis.

Noun

kas m

1. hatred

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kas

1. To send.

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortening of kalas.

Verb

kas

1. to squander

Adjective

kas

1. wasteful

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: kaz

Noun

kas f

1. genitive plural of kasa

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa. Doublet of cash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑs/
• Hyphenation: kas
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

kas f (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)

1. (Netherlands) a greenhouse

   Synonyms: broeikas, kweekhuis, serre (Belgium)

2. a public or private entity, mainly concerned with managing funds for a certain purpose, after which it is often named
3. a counter, room etc. where cash payments are made and/or received
4. a protective casing
5. (dated) cash

   geld in kas - cash in hand

6. archaic form of kassa

Derived terms

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kas
• → Caribbean Javanese: kas
• → Sranan Tongo: kasi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kasi, kas

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

Particle

kas

1. Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.

See also

• kas või, kasvõi

Finnish

Alternative forms

• kah, ka (dialectal)

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”), from katsoa (“to look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Syllabification^(key): kas
• Hyphenation^(key): kas

Interjection

kas

1. look!, oh!, my!, behold! (used as expression of surprise, often accompanied with -pa -suffix in the verb used to explain the reason for astonishment)

2. look (used to start an explanation)

Usage notes

The use of kas is getting out of fashion as opening of an explanation and it is largely replaced in speech by kato.

Derived terms

• kas kummaa
• kas niin
• kas vain
• kas tässä

Further reading

• “kas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• -ska, SAK

French

Noun

kas m

1. plural of ka

Gothic

Romanization

kas

1. romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech koš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒʃ]
• Hyphenation: kas
• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Noun

kas (plural kasok)

1. A skep (a beehive made of straw or wicker)
2. (dialectal) A basket (a tub-shaped larger container made of straw or wicker)
3. (mining) A cage (a lift in the mine shaft, used for hoisting personnel and materials).

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• kas in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Iberian

Etymology

Potentially connected to Basque ikasi (“to learn, to study”).

Noun

kas

1. knowledge
2. experience

References

• Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkas]
• Hyphenation: kas

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kas, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capiō (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

kas (plural kas-kas)

1. cash:
   1. money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions

      Synonyms: tunai, kes

   2. (accounting) liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged

      Synonym: tunai (Standard Malay)

Alternative forms

• kes (colloquial)

Etymology 2

From Dutch kast.

Noun

kas (plural kas-kas)

1. a box
   1. a cashbox
   2. a watch-box

Descendants

• → Ternate: kas (“cupboard”)

Further reading

• “kas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”). Akin to Finnish kas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Hyphenation: kas

Interjection

kas

1. look! behold!

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 140

Javanese

Romanization

kas

1. romanization of ꦏꦱ꧀

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas. Cognates include Latvian kas and Lithuanian kas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkas]
• Hyphenation: kas

Pronoun

kas

1. who? what?
2. who, what, that

Declension

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 38

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.

Pronoun

kas (interrogative)

1. who, what

   kas ir šis cilvēks? ― who is this person?

   kas tā par grāmatu? ― what kind of book is it?

kas (relative)

1. that
2. which
3. who

kas (indefinite)

1. something

   Synonym: kaut kas

   kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special

Declension

Antonyms

• nekas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kàs

1. who

   Kàs yrà tàs žmogùs? ― Who is that person?

2. what

   Kàs Lietuvõs sóstinė? ― What is Lithuania's capital?

3. every

   Synonym: kiekvienas
4. used for emphasis

   Synonyms: koks, kaip

   Kàs tõ vai̇̃ko gabùmas! ― What talent this boy has!

Declension

Derived terms

• kasdien
• kasmet

References

• “kas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/, /kaʃ/

Etymology 1

From English cash.

Noun

kas

1. money

   Synonyms: larzan, paisa

2. cash

Etymology 2

From French casser, casse.

Verb

kas

1. Medial form of kase

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, from Latin cāseus (“cheese”). Cognate with German Käse, English cheese.

Noun

kas m

1. cheese

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Mokilese

Noun

kas (indefinite kasmen)

1. cat

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəʀas (“hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/
• Rhymes: -kas

Noun

kas

1. hardness
2. inflexibility

Alternative forms

• akas
• kas-kas

Derived terms

Descendants

• >? Javanese: ꦏꦱ꧀ (kas)

Further reading

• "kas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kas

1. who (interrogative)

Declension

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.

Noun

kas

1. A house
2. A home.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

1. genitive plural of kasa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːs/

Noun

kȃs m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)

1. A trot (gait of a horse).

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

Swedish

Noun

kas c

1. alternative form of kase

Declension

References

• kas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian kas (“box”), from Dutch kast (“cupboard”), from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *kasto, from Frankish *kastō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkas]

Noun

kas

1. A cupboard.

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

Turkish

Etymology

From kasmak (“to tighten, stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑs]

Noun

kas

1. A muscle.

   Synonym: adale

Declension

Derived terms

• kaslı
• kaslılık
• kassız
• kassızlık

Source: wiktionary.org