Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kist

/kˈɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: kist
IPA: /kˈɪst/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of kiss.

Obsolete

noun

noun

noun

Alternative form of cist (“crypt”).

verb

To place in a coffin.

Transitive verb

noun

An individual installment of the yearly land revenue.

Indian usage

noun

Synonym of Nakh, a Caucasian people, particularly the Nakh living in Georgia.

name

Example Sentences

"To me my Julia lately sent A Bracelet richly Redolent The Beads I kist, but most lov'd her That did perfume the Pomander."
"the spear he killed the gryphon with was locked in a kist there, or so some said […]"
"The global library of ice has become a cracked kist, a broken storehouse leaking its contents."

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Old Norse kista (“chest”); but see also English cist (“crypt”). Doublet of cesta, chest, and kesh

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قِسْط, ق س ط, ქისტები, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

kists (plural) kists (present, singular) kisting (participle, present) kisted (participle, past) kisted (past)

Derived Forms

cornkister kistful unkist Kistian

Phrases

kist o' whistles

Frequently Paired Words

kistbandi

Synonyms

Nakh

Rhymes With

list missed exist assist pissed twist resist dismissed insist wrist kissed consist

Questions

How do you pronounce kist?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪst/.
What does kist mean?: simple past and past participle of kiss.
Where does kist come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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