# nipis
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ni‧pis
* IPA: /niˈpis/ [n̪iˈpis]

### Noun

nipis
* thinness
    Synonym: himpis
    Antonym: hibog

#### Derived terms

* kanipisan
* magnipis
* manipis
* panipis

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ni‧pis
* IPA: /niˈpis/ [n̪ɪˈpis̪]

### Adjective

nipís (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)
* thin
    Synonym: hugo
    Antonym: baga

#### Derived terms

* kanipis
* monipis
* nipison

#### See also

* daot
* itos
* niwang

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Ellipsis of jeruk nipis (literally “thin citrus/lemon/orange”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈnipis/ [ˈni.pɪs]
* Rhymes: -ipis
* Syllabification: ni‧pis

### Noun

nipis (plural nipis-nipis)
* citron (Citrus medica)

### Further reading

* “nipis” 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.

## Malay
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Tagalog nipis, Sundanese nipis, and Tsou hipsi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnipis/ [ˈni.pis]
* Rhymes: -pis, -is
* IPA: /ˈnipes/ [ˈni.pes]
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Hyphenation: ni‧pis

### Adjective

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس)
* Having little thickness; thin.
    Synonym: tipis
    Antonym: tebal

#### Affixations

* dinipiskan
* kenipisan
* menipis
* menipiskan
* nipiskan
* penipisan
* ternipis

#### Compounds

* limau nipis
* nipis kulit

### Noun

nipis (Jawi spelling نيڤيس, plural nipis-nipis, informal 1st possessive nipisku, 2nd possessive nipismu, 3rd possessive nipisnya)
* A type of fish; opisthopterus tardoore.

### Further reading

* “nipis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Nipis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tagal Murut
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis.

### Noun

nipis
* thinness

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /niˈpis/ [n̪ɪˈpis]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: ni‧pis

### Noun

nipís (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)
* thinness

#### Derived terms

* kanipisan
* manipis
* numipis
* panipisin

#### See also

* payat

### Further reading

* “nipis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Tausug
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /nipis/ [n̪ɪˈpis]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: ni‧pis

### Noun

nipis (Sulat Sūg spelling نِفِسْ)
* thinness

## Western Bukidnon Manobo
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis.

### Adjective

nipis
* thin