kesedihan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed sedih +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kesedihan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəsəˈdihan/ [kə.səˈdi.han]
• Rhymes: -ihan
• Syllabification: ke‧se‧di‧han

Noun

kesedihan (first-person possessive kesedihanku, second-person possessive kesedihanmu, third-person possessive kesedihannya)

1. sadness (state/emotion)

Further reading

• “kesedihan” 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

Affixed sedih +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəsəˈdihan/ [kə.səˈdi.han]
• Hyphenation: ke‧se‧di‧han

Noun

kesedihan (Jawi spelling کسديهن, plural kesedihan-kesedihan, informal 1st possessive kesedihanku, 2nd possessive kesedihanmu, 3rd possessive kesedihannya)

1. sadness (state/emotion)

Further reading

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