Appendix:Malay affixes

Words with prefixes and suffixes can be found by looking up their roots. If you do not know the root of a word, you can find it by choosing its prefix on the list below and looking for it there.

Prefixes

1. ber-

   • Variations: be- (if the root word starts with letter "r")

2. di-
3. ke-
4. me-

   • Variations: men-, mem-, meng-, meny- (depend on the first letter of the root word)

5. pe-

   • Variations: pen-, pem-, peng-, peny- (depend on the first letter of the root word), and per-

6. se-
7. ter-

   • Variations: te- (if the root word starts with letter "r")

Suffixes

1. -an
2. -i
3. -kan

Possessive:

1. -ku
2. -mu
3. -nya

Particle:

1. -kah
2. -lah
3. -tah

Unofficial:

1. -nda
2. -wan/-wati

See also

• Appendix:Indonesian affixes