Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinisi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pin-isi
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of rigging used by Indonesian sailing vessels, carrying seven to eight sails on two masts.

noun

A traditional Indonesian wooden ship.

Example Sentences

"There’s a good reason the stories of King Kong and Jurassic Park were set on Indonesia’s islands. They’re wild — particularly experienced aboard a phinisi[.] […] Silolona and Si Datu Bua are aptly named: the former after a beloved local god; the latter meaning “beloved princess”. In the yachting world the pair are celebrities. Known as two of the most beautiful phinisis ever made, they were hand-hewn from ironwood and teak, and made to measure for their American-born, Indonesiaphile owner, Patti Seery, over 20 years ago."

Etymology

Borrowed from Makasar pinisiʼ, cognate with English pinnace.

Inflected Forms

pinisis (plural) phinisi (alternative)

Questions

What does pinisi mean?: A kind of rigging used by Indonesian sailing vessels, carrying seven to eight sails on two masts.
Where does pinisi come from?: Borrowed from Makasar pinisiʼ, cognate with English pinnace.

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