kelemahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of lemah +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kelemahan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kələˈmahan/ [kə.ləˈma.han]
  • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Syllabification: ke‧le‧ma‧han

Noun

kêlêmahan (plural kelemahan-kelemahan)

  1. weakness
    Antonym: kekuatan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of lemah +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /kələˈmahan/ [kə.ləˈma.han]
  • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Hyphenation: ke‧le‧ma‧han

Noun

kelemahan (Jawi spelling کلمهن, plural kelemahan-kelemahan)

  1. weakness[1]
    Antonym: kekuatan

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: kelemahan (inherited)

References

  1. ^ “kelemahan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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