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kies

Pronunciation: [ˈkijɛʃ]

“kies” is a Hungarian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. picturesque, scenic
  2. remote, distant, far-off, desolate

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin + -es (adjective-forming suffix). It is not unlikely, however, that it was originated based on similar word pairs as an analogy, compare kegyetlen (“cruel”) – kegyes (“kind, merciful”).

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