kausa

• makausa — full form

From ka- (“short for maka-”) +‎ usa (“one”).

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɔsa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧usa

kausa

1. shortened form of makausa:
   1. (cardinal adverbial) once: one time

      Synonyms: maka-1, ka-1

      Kausa ra siya nikaun karung adlawa. ― He only ate once this day.

Learned borrowing from Latin causa.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkau̯sa]
• Hyphenation: kau‧sa
• Rhymes: -sa, -a

kausa (plural kausa-kausa)

1. cause, reason

   Synonym: penyebab

• “kausa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

kausa (present tense kausar, past tense kausa, past participle kausa, passive infinitive kausast, present participle kausande, imperative kausa/kaus)

1. a-infinitive form of kause

• aukas, kauas, usaka