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kies.

molar

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kis/

  1. molar

    masculine
    Ik moet naar de tandarts omdat mijn kies pijn doet.
    De tandarts heeft mijn kies gevuld.

  2. certain resembling objects

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kiese (late), borrowed from Old Frisian kēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kūsiju. Displaced older kuis, from Middle Dutch *cuse, from the same Proto-West Germanic source.

adj/kis/

  1. delicate, choice

  2. tasteful, appropriate, well chosen

Where this word comes from

Unclear. Possibly borrowed from Middle English chis, from Old English ċīs, itself of unclear origin.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.