pahit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
pahit
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Cognate with Tagalog pait (“bitter”), Tboli héét (“bitter”), Eastern Cham ꨜꨪꩀ (phik, “bitter”), Malagasy faitra (“bitterness”), Chamorro fa'et (“salty”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pahit (Jawi spelling ڤاهيت)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kepahitan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- berpahit-pahit [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
- sepahit [comparability] (se-)
- sepahit-pahit [reduplication + comparability] (redup + se-)
- memahitkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- pahit-pahit [reduplication] (redup)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “pahit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)paqit.
Adjective edit
pahit