kekasih

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kekasih, equavilent to ke- +‎ kasih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈka.sih/, [kəˈka.sɪh]

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• Rhymes: -sɪh, -ɪh, -h
• Hyphenation: kê‧ka‧sih

Noun

kekasih (plural)

1. sweetheart, lover

   Synonyms: buah hati, jantung hati

Further reading

• “kekasih” 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

Etymology

Combination of ke- +‎ kasih (“love”). From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəkasih/
• Rhymes: -əkasih, -asih, -ih
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kəkäsɪh, -eh, e̞h]

Noun

kekasih (Jawi spelling ککاسيه, plural kekasih-kekasih, informal 1st possessive kekasihku, 2nd possessive kekasihmu, 3rd possessive kekasihnya)

1. lover; beloved person

   Synonyms: mata air, sayang

   Kekasihku seseorang yang bersuara merdu.

   My lover is someone who has the voice of an angel.

Descendants

• Indonesian: kekasih

Further reading

• “kekasih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary