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)

  1. broken

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

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)

  1. (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)

  1. (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