ke-

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Chuukese

Prefix

ke-

  1. alternative form of ko-

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə/
  • Hyphenation:

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-

  1. (numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)
    bulan kelimathe fifth month
  2. (numeral) group
    kedua bukuthe 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-

  1. (noun, no longer productive) having characteristics of
  2. (verb, usually informal) to have condition or accident of
    Synonym: ter-
  3. (verb, no longer productive) to be able of

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Javanese

Romanization

ke-

  1. 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-)

  1. 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-)

  1. (no longer productive) Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word.
    ke- + ‎tua (old) → ‎ketua (leader)
  2. (verb, no longer productive) to be able of

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ke-

References

  1. ^ Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982) “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D)‎, volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50
  2. ^ Jackson Jimbai, Saripah Banseng, Ciptro Handrianto (January 2024) “Formation Process of Derived Words in Malay and Iban”, in Zenodo, →DOI
  3. ^ 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 dasarThe 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