gisi

From Proto-Oceanic *taci (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-huaji, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

gisi

1. my brother

• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

• Hyphenation: gi‧si
• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/, [ɡiˈsiʔ]

gisî

1. torn, ripped

   Synonyms: pakit, paknit

gisî

1. a rip, a tear

   Synonym: rabrab

• Hyphenation: gi‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/, [ˈɡi.s̪ɪʔ]

gisi

1. a rip, a tear

gisi

1. to tear, to rip
2. to rend

gisi

1. rend, rip, split, tear, (to, rend)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀisiq (“tear, split, cut”). Compare Bikol Central gisi, Cebuano gisi, and Hiligaynon gisi.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡisiʔ/ [ˈɡi.sɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -isiʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ɡiˈsiʔ/ [ɡɪˈsiʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: gi‧si

gisì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. tear or rent in cloth
2. ravel or slight run in something knitted

   Synonym: nisnis

• pilas
• punit

gisî (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜐᜒ)

1. torn; rent (of cloth)
2. with ravels or slight runs (in something knitted)

• gisi-gisi

• “gisi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Risiq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.s̪i/

gisi

1. (transitive) to crush (lice)

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics