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  1.                 From en.wiktionary.org:
                    

    [Kip]

    ** Translingual

    *** Symbol

    [mul-symbol]

    1. [3]

    *** See also

    - [kip]

    ** English

    [Kip]

    *** Pronunciation

    - [kĭp] , [en] - [en] - [en]

    *** Etymology 1

    1325–75, [en], from [en], from [en].

    **** Alternative forms

    - [en] , [en] , [en]

    **** Noun

    [~]

    1. The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat. 2. A bundle or set of such hides. 3. [en] A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat. 4. The leather made from such hide. 5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1902 | author=Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) | title=A Double Barrelled Detective Story |passage='Stockings, madam? Shoes?'<br>'Yes, your Honor — both.'<br>'Yarn, perhaps? Morocco?'<br>'Yarn, your Honor. And KIP.'}}

    ***** Derived terms

    {{col|en|kipskin }}

    ***** Translations

    [untanned hide]

    - Bulgarian: [bg] - Finnish: [fi] [trans-bottom]

    *** Etymology 2

    1760–70, probably related to [da] and [gml]. From the same distant Germanic root as [en].

    **** Noun

    [en-noun]

    1. [en] A place to sleep ; a rooming house ; a bed . 2. [en] Sleep , snooze , nap , forty winks , doze . 3. [en] A very untidy house or room. 4. [en] A brothel .

    ***** Derived terms

    {{col|en|kipsy |kip-shop}}

    ***** Translations

    [sleep, snooze, nap]

    - Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] - Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs] - Dutch: [nl] (usually in the diminutive, dutje ), [nl] - Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi] - Georgian: [ka] , [ka] - Indonesian: [id] - Italian: [it] - Malay: [ms] - Russian: [ru] , [ru] - Spanish: [es] - Telugu: [te] < !-- was "మధ్యాహ్న నిద్ర " - assumed inflected form or vocalised spelling; please verify if linking is acceptable. see User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing --> [trans-bottom]

    [very untidy house or room]

    - Bulgarian: [bg] - Dutch: [nl] , [nl] - Finnish: [fi] [trans-bottom]

    **** Verb

    [en-verb]

    1. [en] To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. 2. * [en] 3. * [en]

    ***** Derived terms

    - kip down - kip in - kip out - kip up

    ***** Translations

    [to sleep, in a temporary, charitable, or necessary situation]

    - Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs] - Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [informal] [nl] - Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi] - German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] - Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] [trans-bottom]

    *** Etymology 3

    From [en], from [en] or [en]. Cognate with [no], [sv]; [nl]. Perhaps conflated with some senses of [enm] (see [en]).

    **** Verb

    [en-verb]

    1. [en] [en] To snatch ; take up hastily; filch 2. [en] To hold or keep (together) 3. [en] To conduct oneself; act

    ***** Descendants

    - [cy]

    *** Etymology 4

    [kip (force)] 1910–15, Americanism, abbreviated from [en] + [en].

    **** Noun

    [en-noun]

    1. A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force ( lbf ) (4.44822 kilonewton s or 4448.22 newton s); occasionally called the kilopound . 2. A unit of weight , used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton , or 1000 pounds. 3. [en] A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.

    *** Etymology 5

    [Lao kip] 1950–55, from [en].

    **** Noun

    [kip]

    1. The unit of currency in Laos , divided into 100 att , symbol ₭ , abbreviation LAK.

    ***** Translations

    [unit of currency in Laos]

    - Arabic: [ar] - Chinese: - Dutch: [nl] - German: [de] - Japanese: [ja] - Khmer: [km] - Korean: [ko] - Lao: [lo] - Russian: [ru] - Thai: [th] - Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi] [trans-bottom]

    *** Etymology 6

    [en]. Perhaps related to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire dialect _kep_, to toss up into the air.[1] Or else, perhaps related to [de].

    **** Noun

    [en-noun]

    1. [en] A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up . 2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1951 | author=w:Jon Cleary | title= 吴语: The Sundowners (novel) | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=W4c8AAAAIAAJ&q=%22kip%22%7C%22kips%22+%22two-up%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22kip%22%7C%22kips%22+%22two-up%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n3OVT-umMYfnmAWm152HAg&redir_esc=y | page=208 | year_published=1952 |passage=Again Turk placed the pennies on the KIP. He took his time, deliberate over the small action, held the KIP for a long breathless moment, then jerked his wrist and the pennies were in the air.}}

    1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2003 | author=Gilbert Buchanan | title=Malco Polia - Traveller, Warrior | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qb7Ck4-i8UMC&pg=PA52&dq=%22kip%22%7C%22kips%22+%22two-up%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9WmVT9yTHcnGmQWvt62GAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22kip%22%7C%22kips%22%20%22two-up%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false | page=52 |passage=Money was laid on the floor for bets on the _heads_ or _tails_ finish of two pennies tossed high into the air from a small wooden _KIP_.}}

    1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2010 | author=Colin McLaren | title=Sunflower: A Tale of Love, War and Intrigue | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oa2aeN3SjD8C&pg=PA101&dq=%22kip%22%7C%22kips%22+%22two-up%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MnuVT8qIB47UmAWT-qXTAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22kip%22%7C%22kips%22%20%22two-up%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false | page=101 |passage=Jack discarded a length of wood, two twists of wire, his two-up KIP and a spanner.}}

    **** References

    References: [1]. James Lambert _The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary_ (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004, page 119. [2]. [kip1]

    *** Etymology 7

    [kip (artistic gymnastics)] [en].

    **** Noun

    [en-noun]

    1. [en] A basic skill or maneuver in 吴语: Artistic gymnastics on the 吴语: Uneven bars , 吴语: Parallel bars , 吴语: High bar and 吴语: Still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body. 2. [en] A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

    ***** Derived terms

    - [en]

    ***** Translations

    [gymnastics: move or maneuver from below the equipment to above it]

    - Finnish: [fi] [trans-bottom]

    **** Verb

    [en-verb]

    1. [en] To perform the kip maneuver.

    *** Anagrams

    - [en] [en]

    ** Azerbaijani

    *** Pronunciation

    - [az]

    *** Adjective

    [az-adj]

    1. tight , close [firmly held together; compact ; not loose or open]

    *** Adverb

    [az]

    1. tight 2. * [az]

    **** Derived terms

    - [az]

    ** Dutch

    *** Pronunciation

    - [nl] - [nl] - [nl] - [nl]

    *** Etymology 1

    Possibly from an [nl] birdcall.[2] Not found in Middle Dutch or other Germanic languages. Displaced the older term [nl] in northern Dutch around the 18th century. The policeman sense might be a [nl], referring to a police station in Paris that was built over a former farm.

    **** Noun

    [f]

    1. [nl] a chicken , [Gallus gallus domesticus] 2. a female chicken, a hen 3. [nl] [nl]

    ***** Derived terms

    {{col|nl |batterijkip |braadkip |chloorkip |de kip met de gouden eieren slachten |kipcorn |kip-eiverhaal |kipfilet |kiplekker |kippenboer |kippenborst |kippenbout |kippendief |kippenei |kippeneind |kippenfokkerij |kippengaas |kippenhok |kippenkontje |kippenkoorts |kippenlever |kippenren |kippensoep |kippenvel |kippenvlees |kippenvoer |kippig |kiprollade |kipschnitzel |kip zonder kop |krielkip |legkip |met de kippen op stok gaan |plofkip |scharrelkip |slachtkip |soepkip |van een kale kip kun je niet plukken |wipkip }}

    ***** Descendants

    - [pey] [archaic] - [xlo] - [moh] - [one] - [xpq]

    **** Further reading

    - [lang=nl]

    *** Etymology 2

    From [nl].

    **** Noun

    [m]

    1. Kip , currency in Laos

    *** References

    References: [1]. James Lambert _The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary_ (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004, page 119. [2]. [kip1]

    *** Anagrams

    - [nl] [nl]

    ** Jamaican Creole

    *** Alternative forms

    - [jam]

    *** Etymology

    [jam].

    *** Pronunciation

    - [jam]

    *** Verb

    [jam-verb]

    1. to keep . 2. * [1 Corinthians] 3. to hold a ceremony or event. 4. * [jam] 5. * [jam]

    *** Further reading

    - [en]

    ** Norwegian Nynorsk

    *** Etymology

    Borrowed from [nn].

    *** Adjective

    [nn-adj-1]

    1. [kjip]

    ** Polish

    [lang=pl]

    *** Pronunciation

    [a=Pl-kip.ogg]

    *** Etymology 1

    [pl].

    **** Noun

    [m-anml]

    1. [en] [unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att]

    ***** Declension

    [pl-decl-noun-m-anml]

    *** Etymology 2

    [nonlemma]

    **** Noun

    [pl]

    1. [pl]

    *** Etymology 3

    [nonlemma]

    **** Verb

    [pl]

    1. [pl]

    *** Further reading

    - [R:pl:PWN] [pl]

    ** Romanian

    *** Etymology

    [ro].

    *** Noun

    [m]

    1. [en]

    **** Declension

    [ro-noun-m]

    *** References

    - [R:MDA2]

    ** Serbo-Croatian

    *** Etymology

    From a [sh] language.

    *** Pronunciation

    - [sh]

    *** Noun

    [kȋp]

    1. statue

    **** Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun |kȋp|kípovi |kipa|kipova |kipu|kipovima |kip|kipove |kipe|kipovi |kipu|kipovima |kipom|kipovima }}

    **** Derived terms

    - [sh]

    *** References

    - [elxmWhU%3D]

    ** Slovene

    *** Pronunciation

    - [kȋp]

    *** Noun

    [kȋp]

    1. statue

    **** Declension

    [kíp]

    ** Tocharian A

    *** Etymology

    Compare [txb].

    *** Noun

    [xto]

    1. shame

    ** Turkish

    *** Pronunciation

    - [tr]

    *** Etymology 1

    [tr], from [tr]. The sense _mood_ is a [tr], [tr] and popularized during the [Turkish language reform] and displaced [tr], [tr]. [tr], which is inherited through [trk-pro].

    **** Noun

    [i] [tr]

    1. [tr] mood 2. [tr] example , form

    ***** Declension

    [i]

    ***** Derived terms

    [tr]

    *** Etymology 2

    Compare [az]. [tr]

    **** Adjective

    [tr-adj] [tr]

    1. fitting , just right 2. sturdy , strong

    ***** Declension

    [i]

    ***** Derived terms

    [tr]

    *** Further reading

    - [R:tr:TDK] - [R:tr:Nishanyan]

    ** West Uvean

    *** Etymology

    From [uve].

    *** Noun

    [uve]

    1. key

    *** References

    - Claire Moyse-Faurie, _Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages_ , in _Aspects of Language Contact_ (2008, [3110206048]