pecah
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
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈt͡ʃah/ [pəˈt͡ʃah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Syllabification: pe‧cah
Adjective
pêcah (comparative lebih pecah, superlative paling pecah)
Derived terms
- berpecah
- berpecahan
- dipecah
- dipecahkan
- kepecahan
- memecah
- memecahkan (“to break”)
- pecahan
- pemecah
- pemecahan
- perpecahan
- terpecah
- terpecah-pecah
- pecah baunya
- pecah bulu
- pecah hati
- pecah kendali
- pecah ketuban
- pecah kongsi
- pecah pola
- pecah seribu
- pecah sudut bibir
- pecah telur
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*peceq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
- “pecah” 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
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/ [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
- dipecahkan
- memecah
- memecahkan
- pecahan
- pemecah
- terpecah
- pecah belah
- pecah masuk
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