suku kata
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of suku (“part”) + kata (“word”), from Malay suku kata. Compare to Chinese 音節/音节 (“syllable”, literally “sound + section”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
suku kata (first-person possessive suku kataku, second-person possessive suku katamu, third-person possessive suku katanya)
Further reading edit
- “suku kata” 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 edit
Etymology edit
suku + kata. Literally: a quarter of a word
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
suku kata (plural suku-suku kata, informal 1st possessive suku kataku, 2nd possessive suku katamu, 3rd possessive suku katanya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: suku kata
Further reading edit
- “suku kata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.