huruf mati
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of huruf + mati, from Malay huruf mati. Compare to Arabic صَامِت (ṣāmit, “consonant”, literally “silent”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
huruf mati (plural huruf-huruf mati, first-person possessive huruf matiku, second-person possessive huruf matimu, third-person possessive huruf matinya)
- consonant (letter)
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Further reading edit
- “huruf mati” 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /hurof mati/
- (Baku, Singaporean Standard, Sarawak, Sabah) IPA(key): /hurʊf mati/
Noun edit
- consonant (letter)
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Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: huruf mati