kelemahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of lemah +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kelemahan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kələˈmahan/ [kə.ləˈma.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: ke‧le‧ma‧han

Noun

kêlêmahan (plural kelemahan-kelemahan)

1. weakness

   Antonym: kekuatan

Further reading

• “kelemahan” 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

Affixation of lemah +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /kələˈmahan/ [kə.ləˈma.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Hyphenation: ke‧le‧ma‧han

Noun

kelemahan (Jawi spelling کلمهن, plural kelemahan-kelemahan)

1. weakness

   Antonym: kekuatan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kelemahan (inherited)

Further reading

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