# kursi
## English
### Etymology

Arabic كرسي (literally “chair, seat, throne”)

### Noun

kursi (plural kursis)
* (Islam) A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.

#### Translations
## Albanian
### Noun

kursi
* course

## Brunei Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kursi/
* (Kedayan) IPA: /kuusi/
* Hyphenation: kur‧si

### Noun

kursi
* Alternative form of kerusi (“chair”)

## Finnish
### Verb

kursi
* inflection of kursia:
** third-person singular past indicative
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### Anagrams

* kirsu, risku, ruksi

## Ido
### Noun

kursi
* plural of kurso

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kursi (Standard Malay kerusi (“chair”)), from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy). Compare to Baba Malay krosi, Javanese ꦏꦸꦂꦱꦶ (kursi).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkursi/ [ˈkur.si]
** Rhymes: -ursi
** Syllabification: kur‧si
* (nonstandard) IPA: /ˈkorsi/ [ˈkor.si]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kursi (plural)
* chair, seat:
** an item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person
    Synonyms: seliri, bangku, dingklik
** (figurative) the seat or office of a person in authority
    Synonyms: jabatan, kedudukan

#### Alternative forms

* korsi (nonstandard)
* kerusi (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

#### Compounds

* kursi bakso
* kursi bar
* kursi berlengan
* kursi bersandaran
* kursi besar berlengan
* kursi empuk
* kursi ergonomis
* kursi geser
* kursi goyang
* kursi lincak
* kursi lipat
* kursi listrik
* kursi lontar
* kursi makan
* kursi malas
* kursi panas
* kursi panjang
* kursi pesakitan
* kursi rebah
* kursi roda
* kursi setel
* kursi susun
* kursi sutradara

### Further reading

* “kursi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

kursi
* Romanization of ꦏꦸꦂꦱꦶ

## Juba Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuɾsi/, [ˈkʊɾ.sɪ]

### Noun

kursi (plural karaasi)
* chair

### References

* Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 152

## Latvian
### Verb

kursi
* second-person singular future indicative of kurt

## Maguindanao
### Alternative forms

* kulsi

### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kursi, kerusi, from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA: /ˈkuɾsi/ [ˈkuɽ.ʂi]
* Rhymes: -uɾsi
* Syllabification: kur‧si

### Noun

kursi (Jawi spelling كُوْرْسِ)
* chair; seat

## Malay
### Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy). Doublet of kerusi.

### Noun

kursi (informal 1st possessive kursiku, 2nd possessive kursimu, 3rd possessive kursinya)
* (education) chair: a distinguished professorship at a university.

### Further reading

* “kursi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Somali
### Etymology

From Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

### Noun

kursi m
* chair

## Votic
### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkursi/, [ˈkursʲi]
* Rhymes: -ursi
* Hyphenation: kur‧si

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

kursi
* A kind of bread traditionally eaten at weddings.

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian курс (kurs).

#### Noun

kursi
* (nautical) course (direction of movement)

##### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kursi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## West Makian
### Etymology

From Malay kursi, from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkur.s̪i/

### Noun

kursi
* a chair

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics