kekasih
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kekasih, equavilent to ke- + kasih.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈka.sih/, [kəˈka.sɪh]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -sɪh, -ɪh, -h
- Hyphenation: kê‧ka‧sih
Noun
kekasih (plural kekasih-kekasih or para kekasih)
- sweetheart, lover
- Synonyms: buah hati, jantung hati
Further reading
- “kekasih” 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
Etymology
Combination of ke- + kasih (“love”). From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəkasih/
- Rhymes: -əkasih, -asih, -ih
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəkäsɪh, -eh, e̞h]
Noun
kekasih (Jawi spelling ککاسيه, plural kekasih-kekasih)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kekasih
Further reading
- “kekasih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary