kasmaran

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kasmaran, from Classical Malay kasmaran, from Javanese ꦏꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦤ꧀ (kasmaran). Equivalent to asmara +‎ ke- -an.

Verb

kasmaran

1. (literary) to be lovestruck, to be madly in love.

Synonyms

• tersengsem, (nonstandard, colloquial) kesemsem, (nonstandard, colloquial) klepek-klepek

Further reading

• “kasmaran” 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

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦤ꧀ (kasmaran). Equivalent to asmara +‎ ke- -an.

Verb

kasmaran (Jawi spelling کسمارن)

1. to be lovestruck, to be madly in love

Further reading

• “kasmaran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.