kecil
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kecil, from Classical Malay kecil, from Proto-Malayic *kəcil. Doublet of kucil.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈt͡ʃil/ [kəˈt͡ʃɪl]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: ke‧cil
Adjective
kêcil (comparative lebih kecil, superlative paling kecil)
Derived terms
- berkecil-kecil
- berkecil-kecilan
- kecil-kecilan
- kecil-mengecil
- kecil-mengecilkan
- kecilan
- kekecilan
- memperkecil
- mengecil
- mengecilkan
- pemerkecil
- pengecil
- pengecilan
- sekecil
- terkecil
- kecil hati
Further reading
- “kecil” 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.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Doublet of kucil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kət͡ʃil/
- Rhymes: -ət͡ʃil, -t͡ʃil, -il
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kət͡ʃɪl, -t͡ʃel, -t͡ʃe̞l]
Adjective
kecil (Jawi spelling کچيل)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengecil [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pengecilan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- kekecilan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- sekecil [comparability] (se-)
- mengecilkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dikecilkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terkecil [agentless action] (teR-)
- memperkecil [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
- diperkecil [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
Further reading
- “kecil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.