pedih hati

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pedih (“smarting pain”) +‎ hati (“liver”), from Malay pedih hati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈdɪh ˈhat̪i]

Noun

pedih hati (first-person possessive pedih hatiku, second-person possessive pedih hatimu, third-person possessive pedih hatinya)

1. heartache

Further reading

• “pedih hati” 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

Compound of pedih (“smarting pain”) +‎ hati (“liver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈdɪh ˈhät̪i], [pəˈdeh ˈhät̪i]

Noun

pedih hati (Jawi spelling ڤديه هاتي, informal 1st possessive pedih hatiku, 2nd possessive pedih hatimu, 3rd possessive pedih hatinya)

1. heartache

Descendants

• Indonesian: pedih hati
• →? Tagalog: pighatî

Further reading

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