piawai
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay piawai, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
piawai
- skillful, clever.
- right,
- true, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Synonym: betul
- (figuratively) complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
- Synonym: adil
- true, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay piawai.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “piawai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Minangkabau [Term?].
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
piawai (Jawi spelling ڤياواي)
- standard (falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.)
- skillful, clever
- right, true (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct)
Noun edit
piawai (plural piawai-piawai, informal 1st possessive piawaiku, 2nd possessive piawaimu, 3rd possessive piawainya)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pemiawai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pemiawaian (“standardisation”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- piawaian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kepiawaian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- memiawaikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dipiawaikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terpiawai [agentless action] (teR-)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: piawai
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian piawai.
Further reading edit
- “piawai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.