Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *gēče ‎(“night, evening”). Cognate to Old Turkic 𐰛𐰃𐰲𐰀 ‎(kéče, “late in the evening”), Turkish gece ‎(“night”), Turkmen gije ‎(“night”), Yakut киэһэ ‎(kiehe, “evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiˈsæ]
• Hyphenation: ки‧сә