kuat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kuat, from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkuat/ [ˈku.at̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: ku‧at
Adjective
kuat (comparative lebih kuat, superlative paling kuat)
Derived terms
- basa kuat
- kuat ledak
- kuat tarik
- kuat tekan
Further reading
- “kuat” 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.
Javanese
Adjective
kuat
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uat, -at
Adjective
kuat (Jawi spelling قوات)
- strong, forceful, powerful, mighty
- Ahli bina badan itu sangat kuat.
- That bodybuilder is really strong.
- Negara tersebut mempunyai angkatan tentera yang kuat.
- The said country has a strong army.
- stable, unchanging
- Pemain catur menang kerana berjaya mendapat kedudukan yang kuat.
- The chess player won because he managed to obtain a strong position.
- Meja dia buatannya kuat.
- His table is stable.
- to a great extent or degree
- Angin yang bertiup kuat telah menyebabkan semua kertas di atas meja itu diterbangkan.
- The strong wind caused the papers on the table to fly away.
- to be able to do something
- Dia tidak kuat menyertai maraton itu.
- He doesn't have the strength to participate in the marathon.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kuat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
West Makian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.at̪/
Verb
kuat
- (stative) to be strong
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tikuat | mikuat | akuat | |
| 2nd person | nikuat | fikuat | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ikuat | dikuat | |
| animate | makuat | |||
| imperative | —, kuat | —, kuat | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics