kasih

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayic *kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy; pity; affection”), *qasiq (“pity, compassion, affection, love, sympathy, forgiveness”).

The sense of "to give" may be semantic extension from the action of loving into repaying or providing reciprocal affection.

Pronunciation

Noun

kasih (uncountable, uncommon)

  1. love, often referring to unconditional and compassionate love.
    Synonyms: sayang, cinta
    1. a deep caring for the existence of another
    2. a profound and caring affection towards someone

Verb

kasih (active mengasih, passive dikasih) (ditransitive, colloquial)

  1. synonym of beri (“to give”)

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Further reading

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”).

Noun

kasih

  1. love

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”).

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay (kasīh), in inflected form kasīhan (current spelling kasihan). Sense of "giving" may be semantic extension from the action of loving into repaying or providing reciprocal affection.

Pronunciation

Noun

kasih (Jawi spelling کاسيه, plural kasih-kasih, informal 1st possessive kasihku, 2nd possessive kasihmu, 3rd possessive kasihnya)

  1. love, care, affection
    Synonym: sayang

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Verb

kasih

  1. to love, to show affection for
  2. (rare) to give
    Synonyms: kasi, beri, bagi

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کاسه kasih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 74
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کاسه kaseh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 494-5
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kaseh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 514

Further reading

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