pahit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pahit.

Adjective

pahit

1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Cognate with Tagalog pait (“bitter”), Tboli héét (“bitter”), Eastern Cham ꨜꨪꩀ (phik, “bitter”), Malagasy faitra (“bitterness”), Chamorro fa'et (“salty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pahit/
• Rhymes: -hit, -it
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈpä.hɪt̚, -het̚, -he̞t̚]

Adjective

pahit (Jawi spelling ڤاهيت)

1. bitter (having an acrid taste)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kepahitan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• berpahit-pahit [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• sepahit [comparability] (se-)
• sepahit-pahit [reduplication + comparability] (redup + se-)
• memahitkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pahit-pahit [reduplication] (redup)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pahit
• → Tok Pisin: pait

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)paqit.

Adjective

pahit

1. bitter