suku kata
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of suku (“part”) + kata (“word”), from Malay suku kata. Compare to Chinese 音節／音节 (“syllable”, literally “sound + section”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsuku ˈkat̪a]
Noun
suku kata (first-person possessive suku kataku, second-person possessive suku katamu, third-person possessive suku katanya)
Further reading
- “suku kata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a
- Rhymes: -ta
Noun
suku kata (plural suku-suku kata, informal 1st possessive suku kataku, 2nd possessive suku katamu, 3rd possessive suku katanya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: suku kata
Further reading
- “suku kata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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