kecap lemes
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sundanese kecap lemes
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˌt͡ʃap ˈləməs/ [kəˌt͡ʃap ˈlə.məs]
- Rhymes: -əməs
- Syllabification: ke‧cap le‧mes
Noun
[edit]- (linguistics, grammar) respectful and honorific language register in the Sundanese language
Further reading
[edit]- “kecap lemes” 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.
Sundanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kecap (“word”) + lemes (“smooth; fine”), literally “fine words”
Noun
[edit]- (linguistics, grammar) vocabularies that are used within basa lemes (“respectful and honorific language register”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: kecap lemes