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 (plural suku-suku kata)
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
Etymology
suku + kata. Literally: a quarter of a word
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a
- Rhymes: -ta
Noun
suku kata (plural suku-suku kata)
Descendants
- Indonesian: suku kata
Further reading
- “suku kata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.