kosong

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English

Etymology

From Malay kosong (“zero, empty”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kosong (not comparable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, postpositive, of food or drink) Not having additional ingredients, such as milk or sugar; plain.
    Kopi O Kosong ― Black coffee, with no sugar added

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kosong.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ko‧song

Adjective

kosong

  1. empty:
    1. devoid of content;
      Synonym: hampa
      Antonym: berisi
  2. vacant
    1. containing nothing
      Synonym: hampa
    2. (of residential) not occupied
      Antonym: berpenghuni
  3. hollow: having an empty space or cavity inside.
    Synonym: berongga
  4. meaningless
    Antonym: berarti
  5. unavailable
  6. unimportant
    Antonym: penting
  7. passionless
    Antonym: bergairah
  8. emptyhanded (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  9. (figurative) dull, stupid
    Antonyms: cerdas, pandai

Numeral

kosong

  1. (colloquial) zero
    Synonym: nol

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Malay numbers (edit)
0 1  → , , , , 10  → , , ,
    Cardinal: (informal) kosong, (formal) sifar, nol, nihil

Pronunciation

Adjective

kosong (Jawi spelling کوسوڠ)

  1. Not containing anything; empty.
    Synonyms: hampa, lompong
  2. Vacant:
    1. Not filled.
      jawatan kosong ― vacant position
    2. Not occupied.
      rumah kosong ― vacant house
  3. Having an empty space or cavity inside; hollow.
    Synonym: berongga
  4. Having no importance; unimportant.
    Antonym: penting
    cakap kosong ― unimportant talk
  5. (figurative) Having no flavour; bland.
    Synonym: tawar
    Minuman ini rasa kosong.
    This drink tastes bland.

Affixations

Compounds

Numeral

kosong (Jawi spelling کوسوڠ)

  1. (informal) The number zero or 0.
    Synonyms: sifar (formal), nol (Indonesian), nihil

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kosong
  • → English: kosong
  • → Tausug: kussung

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