clarifying or connective particle; as in, in other words, i.e., or, that is to say · synonym of czy
eş: to znaczy, to jest, innymi słowy
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷí- Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₁ Proto-Slavic *či Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *lei Proto-Slavic *li univ. Proto-Slavic *či li Old Polish czyli Polish czyli Inherited from Old Polish czyli. By surface analysis, univerbation of czy + li.
Kupiłem książkę o Bolesławie I Chrobrym, czyli pierwszym królu Polski.
that is, that is to say, i.e.; in other words, to put it another way; as in (used to introduce a clarification or explanation) · or, also known as, AKA, a.k.a. (used to introduce an alternative name) · or (used to introduce an alternate title for a work)
köken: Either from the pronominal stem e- seen in että (compare mikäli, from mikä), or alternatively a North Germanic loan (compare Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz). Also compare Estonian elik.
aile: elikkä
Hän tulee tänne maanantaina eli ylihuomenna.
Kuivajää sublimoituu lämmetessään kaasuksi, eli se muuttuu suoraan kaasuksi muuttumatta välillä nesteeksi.
that is, i.e. (in other words; used as a confirmation or interpretation of a statement to express agreement or identity) · that is, i.e., namely, specifically (used before listing, as an introduction to a more detailed explanation) · that is, I mean, rather (used as a correction, an introduction to withdrawal, invalidation or modification of a previous claim)
köken: From az + az (demonstrative pronouns), the first as a subject, the second as a predicate.
Holnap, azaz szombaton, kitakarítom a lakást.
Ilyen alkalmakkor (azaz karácsonykor, húsvétkor, születésnapokon) mindig összejön a család.
A: Egyedül mentél moziba? B: Igen, azaz nem. A barátaim is ott voltak.
köken: Inherited from Malay iaitu, from Classical Malay ياءيت (iaitu). Equivalent to ia (“he, she, it”) + itu (“that; to be”).
Ada satu makanan yang dia suka, yaitu ikan.
Etimoloji
Inherited from Ancient Greek δηλαδή (dēladḗ), univerbation of δῆλά δη (dêlá dē), from δῆλᾰ (dêlă, “neuter plural of δῆλος (dêlos, “visible, manifest”)”) + δή (dḗ, “truly, exactly”).