kekasih
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay kekasih, equavilent to ke- + kasih.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kekasih (plural para kekasih, kekasih-kekasih, first-person possessive kekasihku, second-person possessive kekasihmu, third-person possessive kekasihnya)
- sweetheart, lover
- Synonyms: buah hati, jantung hati
Further reading edit
- “kekasih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Combination of ke- + kasih (“love”). From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kekasih (Jawi spelling ککاسيه, plural kekasih-kekasih, informal 1st possessive kekasihku, 2nd possessive kekasihmu, 3rd possessive kekasihnya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: kekasih
Further reading edit
- “kekasih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary