ke-

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Chuukese

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Prefix

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ke-

  1. Alternative form of ko-

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kə/
  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

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From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika- (prefix for ordinal numerals), from Proto-Austronesian *Sika- (prefix for ordinal numbers).

Prefix

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ke-

  1. (numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)
    bulan kelima.
    The fifth month.
  2. (numeral) group
    kedua buku.
    The group of two books.

Etymology 2

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From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is part of Javanese cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-) influence.[1]

Prefix

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ke-

  1. (noun, non-productive) having characteristics of
  2. (verb, usuallly informal) to have condition or accident of
    Synonym: ter-
  3. (verb, non-productive) to be able of

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982) “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D)‎[1], volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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ke-

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼ-

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ke- (Jawi spelling ک-)

  1. -th (ordinal number affix)
    Bulan kelima.
    The fifth month.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: ke-