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pihak

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay pihak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Javanese ꦥꦶꦲꦏ꧀, ꦥꦺꦲꦏ꧀ (pihak, péhak), Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”), Tausug pihak (“tribe; clan”).

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Noun edit

pihak (plural pihak-pihak, first-person possessive pihakku, second-person possessive pihakmu, third-person possessive pihaknya)

  1. side
    pihak kiri ― left side
  2. direction
    Synonyms: arah, jurusan
  3. side, party: a single opposing group.
    Synonym: golongan
  4. parties: certain groups or sets of people.

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”).

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Noun edit

pihak (Jawi spelling ڤيهق, plural pihak-pihak, informal 1st possessive pihakku, 2nd possessive pihakmu, 3rd possessive pihaknya)

  1. (geometry) side
    Synonyms: belah, segi, sisi
    pihak kanan ― the right side
    pihak atas ― the upper side
  2. side, party, faction
    Synonym: belah
    Pihak juri tidak berasa suspek telah melakukan perbuatan haram itu.
    The jury doesn't think that the suspect committed the crime.
  3. direction
    Synonyms: arah, hala, jurusan
  4. matter
    Synonyms: hal, masalah

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Further reading edit

  • “pihak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*pihak”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*piqak”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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pihak

  1. tribe
  2. clan

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