suku kata

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Etymology

Compound of suku (“part”) +‎ kata (“word”), from Malay suku kata. Compare to Chinese 音節／音节 (“syllable”, literally “sound + section”).

Pronunciation

Noun

suku kata (first-person possessive suku kataku, second-person possessive suku katamu, third-person possessive suku katanya)

  1. (linguistics) syllable
    Synonyms: silabel, wanda

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

suku +‎ kata. Literally: a quarter of a word

Pronunciation

Noun

suku kata (plural suku-suku kata, informal 1st possessive suku kataku, 2nd possessive suku katamu, 3rd possessive suku katanya)

  1. (linguistics) syllable

Descendants

  • Indonesian: suku kata

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