kiasi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 驚死／惊死 (kiaⁿ-sí, “afraid to die”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˌkjɑːˈsiː/, [ˌkjã˧ˈsiː˦˨] Hyphenation: kia‧si Rhymes: -iː === Adjective === kiasi (comparative more kiasi, superlative most kiasi) (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) Unwilling to take a risk for fear that something bad or unfavorable will happen; cowardly, overly cautious and risk-averse. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:cowardly. ==== Derived terms ==== kiasiness === Noun === kiasi (plural kiasi or kiasis) (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) A kiasi person. === See also === kiasu === Anagrams === Saiki, kiais == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās). === Pronunciation === === Noun === kiasi class VII (plural viasi class VIII) amount, measure, quantity price Synonym: bei (firearms) cartridge === Adverb === kiasi a little, somewhat moderately approximately === References ===