kahwin
Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic كَاوِين (kāwīn, “marriage; dowry”). Compare Persian کابین (kâbin, “a marriage portion, settlement, or dower due a woman in case of divorce or upon the death of the husband”).
Verb
[edit]kahwin
- to marry, to get married
Derived terms
[edit]Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kahwin-kahwin [reduplication] (redup)
- perkahwin [causative passive] (peR-)
- kahwinkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- kahwini [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
- berkahwin [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- perkahwinan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)