Indonesian edit

Indonesian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu
    Ordinal : pertama

Etymology edit

From Malay pertama, from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá, first), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratʰamás (first, foremost), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-tm̥mós (foremost). Doublet of pratama.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pərˈtama]
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Adjective edit

pertama

  1. first
    Synonym: kesatu

Usage notes edit

The suppletive ordinal number pertama is normally used elsewhere, while kesatu is only used to make emphasis directly on the quantity (compare anak pertama vs. anak kesatu, both similarly means "the first child" but the contexts are different).

Further reading edit

Malay edit

Malay ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu
    Ordinal : pertama

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá). Partially displaced native words kesatu.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

pertama (Jawi spelling ڤرتام)

  1. first

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: pertama

Further reading edit