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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayic *kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (mercy; pity; affection), *qasiq (pity, compassion, affection, love, sympathy, forgiveness).

The sense of "to give" may be semantic extension from the action of loving into repaying or providing reciprocal affection.

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Noun

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kasih (uncountable, uncommon)

  1. love, often referring to unconditional and compassionate love.
    Synonyms: sayang, cinta
    1. a deep caring for the existence of another
    2. a profound and caring affection towards someone

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kasih (active mengasih, passive dikasih) (ditransitive, colloquial)

  1. synonym of beri (to give)

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Maguindanao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (mercy, pity, affection).

Noun

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kasih

  1. love

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (mercy, pity, affection).

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kasīh), in inflected form kasīhan (current spelling kasihan). Sense of "giving" may be semantic extension from the action of loving into repaying or providing reciprocal affection.

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kasih (Jawi spelling کاسيه, plural kasih-kasih, informal 1st possessive kasihku, 2nd possessive kasihmu, 3rd possessive kasihnya)

  1. love, care, affection
    Synonym: sayang

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Verb

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kasih

  1. to love, to show affection for
  2. (rare) to give
    Synonyms: kasi, beri, bagi

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References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کاسه kasih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 74
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کاسه kaseh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 494-5
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kaseh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 514

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