miksi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English mix, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan (“to mix”). Compare German mixen, mischen. Also related to French mélanger.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmiksi/
Rhymes: -iksi
Syllabification: mik‧si
=== Verb ===
miksi (present miksas, past miksis, future miksos, conditional miksus, volitive miksu)
to mix
to shuffle (cards)
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
kombini (“to combine”)
=== Further reading ===
“miksi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
“miksi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Translative singular of mikä.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmiksi/, [ˈmiks̠i]
Rhymes: -iksi
Syllabification(key): mik‧si
Hyphenation(key): mik‧si
=== Adverb ===
miksi
why (for what cause, reason, or purpose)
miksiköhän (possibly sarcastic) ― I wonder why
Miksi taivas on sininen? ― Why is the sky blue?
Miksi teit sen? ― Why did you do that?
En tiedä, miksi hän teki sen. ― I don’t know why he did that.
Kerro, miksi kuulla on vaiheet. ― Tell me why the moon changes phase.
Miksi käyttää rahaa johonkin, jonka saa jo ilmaiseksi? ― Why spend money on something you already get for free?
Miksi et kertoisi hänelle, miltä sinusta tuntuu? ― Why not tell him how you feel?
Miksi hän? Miksi ei joku pidempi? ― Why him? Why not someone taller?
==== Usage notes ====
=== Pronoun ===
miksi
translative singular/plural of mikä
==== Alternative forms ====
mikskä (colloquial)
miksikä (colloquial)
=== Further reading ===
“miksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch mictie, from Latin micturio (“to urinate”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmiksi/ [ˈmik̚.si]
Rhymes: -iksi
Syllabification: mik‧si
=== Noun ===
miksi (plural miksi-miksi)
(medicine) micturition
Synonyms: berkemih, kencing
=== Further reading ===
“miksi”, 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
== Maltese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmɪk.sɪ/
Rhymes: -ɪksɪ
=== Participle ===
miksi (feminine miksija, plural miksija or miksijin)
past participle of kesa