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Etymology

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Compound of suku (part) +‎ kata (word), from Malay suku kata. Compare to Chinese 音節音节 (“syllable”, literally “sound + section”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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suku kata (first-person possessive suku kataku, second-person possessive suku katamu, third-person possessive suku katanya)

  1. (linguistics) syllable
    Synonyms: silabel, wanda

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Malay

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Etymology

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suku +‎ kata. Literally: a quarter of a word

Pronunciation

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Noun

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suku kata (plural suku-suku kata, informal 1st possessive suku kataku, 2nd possessive suku katamu, 3rd possessive suku katanya)

  1. (linguistics) syllable

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: suku kata

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