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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay pecah, from Classical Malay ڤچه (pecah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəcəq (“break into several large pieces; to hatch, of an egg”), from Proto-Austronesian *pəcəq (“break into several large pieces”). Cognate with Tagalog pisa and Hawaiian hoa.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pêcah (comparative lebih pecah, superlative paling pecah)
- broken
Derived terms
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*peceq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəcəq (“break into several large pieces; to hatch, of an egg”), from Proto-Austronesian *pəcəq (“break into several large pieces”). Cognate with Tagalog pisa and Hawaiian hoa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈt͡ʃah/
- Rhymes: -ah
- Hyphenation: pe‧cah
Verb
pecah (Jawi spelling ڤچه)
- (intransitive) to break
- Synonyms: retak, rekah
Cawan kaca ini pecah disebabkan oleh bunyi yang bernada tinggi itu.- This glass cup broke because of that high-pitched sound.
Adjective
pecah (Jawi spelling ڤچه)
- (of star shapes) pointed
- bintang pecah lima: five-pointed star
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: pecah (inherited)
Further reading
- “pecah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *peceq