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Chuukese
Prefix
ke-
- alternative form of ko-
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə/
- Hyphenation: kê
Etymology 1
From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika- (“prefix for ordinal numerals”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sika- (“prefix for ordinal numbers”).
Prefix
ke-
- (numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)
- bulan kelima ― the fifth month
- (numeral) group
- kedua buku ― the group of two books
Etymology 2
From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.
According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is influenced by the cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-).
Prefix
ke-
- (noun, no longer productive) having characteristics of
- (verb, usually informal) to have condition or accident of
- Synonym: ter-
- (verb, no longer productive) to be able of
Derived terms
References
- ^ Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982) “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D), volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
ke-
- Rōmaji transcription of け
Javanese
Romanization
ke-
- romanization of ꦏꦼ-
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə-/
- (with consonant-initial stem) IPA(key):
- (with vowel-initial stem) IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ke-
Etymology 1
From Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.
Prefix
ke- (Jawi spelling with consonant-initial stem ک-, Jawi spelling with vowel-initial stem کأ-)
- Ordinal number affix; -th.
- Bulan kelima. ― The fifth month.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.
According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is influenced by the cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-).
Prefix
ke- (Jawi spelling ک-)
- (no longer productive) Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word.
- ke- + tua (“old”) → ketua (“leader”)
- (verb, no longer productive) to be able of
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982) “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D), volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50
- ^ Jackson Jimbai, Saripah Banseng, Ciptro Handrianto (January 2024) “Formation Process of Derived Words in Malay and Iban”, in Zenodo, →DOI
- ^ Nik Safiah Karim, Abdul Hamid Mahmood, Farid M. Onn, Hashim Haji Musa (2015) “6.3.2 (iv) Awalan ke-”, in Tatabahasa Dewan (in Malay), page 116: “Aspek makna awalan ke- adalah sebagai satu penanda makna sahaja, iaitu penanda orang atau benda yang menjadi tumpuan maksud yang terkandung dalam kata dasar ― The meaning aspect of the prefix ke- is only as a marker of meaning, that is as a marker of a person or thing that is the focus of the meaning that the base word contains”