kas

Symbol

kas

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kashmiri terms

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Anagrams

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kás m 

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

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)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Etymology

From Dutch kast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/

Noun

kas (plural kaste)

1. A cupboard.

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology

Shortening of kalas.

Verb

kas

1. to squander

Adjective

kas

1. wasteful

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kas f

1. genitive plural of kasa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑs/

• Audio:

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• 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.

Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

Particle

kas

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

   Kas ta on saabunud?

   Has (s)he arrived?

See also

• kas või, kasvõi

Alternative forms

• kah, ka (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

   Kas, onpa sinulla suuret hampaat!

   My, what big teeth you have!

   Kas vain, onpa poika kasvanut!

   Look at that, how the boy has grown up!

2. look (used to start an explanation)

   Kas, asia on niin, että...

   Look, the thing is that...

Further reading

• “kas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Noun

kas m

1. plural of ka

Romanization

kas

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃