bisi

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisiʔ/
• Hyphenation: bi‧si
• Rhymes: -isiʔ

Verb

bisi

1. to be present, to exist, be there

   Iya bisi dia.

   He/she is over there.

   Bisi tiga pemutus ti disedia.

   There are three options available.

2. to have, to possess

   Iya bisi duit

   He/she have money.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to be present, to be exist”): nadai

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese bisi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbisi/ [ˈbi.si]
• Rhymes: -isi
• Syllabification: bi‧si

Adverb

bisi

1. (dialectal, Sunda) an expression to express concern about the possibility of something; in case, lest

Further reading

• “bisi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

bisi m

1. plural of biso

Anagrams

• ibis

Jamamadí

Verb

bisi

1. (Banawá) to pinch

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Adjective

bisi

1. alternative form of bisy

Nyishi

Etymology

The part bi is from Proto-Tani *beː, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/g-woj-n.

Noun

bisi

1. monkey

References

• P. T. Abraham (2005), A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎^[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Spanish

Adjective

bisi m or f (masculine and feminine plural bisis)

1. (US) busy

Further reading

• Moreno Fernández, Francisco (2018), “bisi”, in Diccionario de anglicismos del español estadounidense [Dictionary of Anglicisms of US Spanish]‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish), New York: North American Academy of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española], →DOI, →ISBN‎^[3]

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese bisi. Also consider Iban bisi (“to be; exist”), Hiligaynon basi (“perhaps”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbisi/
• Hyphenation: bi‧si

Adverb

bisi (Sundanese spelling ᮘᮤᮞᮤ)

1. an expression to express concern about the possibility of something; in case, lest

   Nyarandéna lah kitu, bisi labuh

   Don't lean on it like that, it could fall

Usage notes

• Mostly used to express concern about bad possibilities

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bisi

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

bisi class IX (plural bisi class X)

1. popcorn

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English busy, from Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent; zealous; busy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbisi/ [ˈbiː.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -isi
• Syllabification: bi‧si

Adjective

bisi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. busy; occupied

   Synonyms: abala, magawain, okupado

Derived terms

• mabisi
• pagkabisi

Related terms

• bisnes

See also

• matrabaho

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbisiʔ/ [ˈbiː.sɪʔ], /biˈsiʔ/ [bɪˈsɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -isiʔ, -iʔ
• Syllabification: bi‧si

Noun

bisì or bisî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. alternative form of baisi

Derived terms

• tagbisi

Further reading

• “bisi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bisi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• ibis, sibi

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English busy.

Adjective

bisi

1. busy

Related terms

• bisnis

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 11

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.s̪i/

Noun

bisi

1. the calf of a leg

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[4], Pacific linguistics