kasmaran
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kasmaran, from Classical Malay kasmaran, from Javanese ꦏꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦤ꧀ (kasmaran). Equivalent to asmara + ke- -an.
Verb
kasmaran
- (literary) to be lovestruck, to be madly in love
Synonyms
- tersengsem, (nonstandard, colloquial) kesemsem, (nonstandard, colloquial) klepek-klepek
Further reading
- “kasmaran”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦤ꧀ (kasmaran). Doublet of کسمارن (kesmaran). Equivalent to asmara + ke- -an.
Verb
kasmaran (Jawi spelling کسمارن)
- to be lovestruck, to be madly in love
Further reading
- “kasmaran”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017