kasihan

From Malay kasihan, from Classical Malay [Term?], from Old Malay kasīhan. First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription. Affixation of kasih +‎ -an.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaˈsihan/ [kaˈsi.han]
• Rhymes: -ihan
• Syllabification: ka‧si‧han

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kasihan

1. pitiful

   Synonym: sayang

• “kasihan”, 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

• kesian

Affixation of kasih +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsehhan/ [kaˈseh.han] (schwa-variety)

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsihhan/ [kaˈsih.han], /kaˈsihan/ [kaˈsi.han] (Baku)
• Hyphenation: ka‧sih‧an

kasihan (Jawi spelling کاسيهن, comparative lebih kasihan, superlative paling kasihan)

1. pitiful

kasihan (Jawi spelling کاسيهن)

1. used to express sadness or pity for someone

kasihan (Jawi spelling کاسيهن)

1. to feel pity, to feel bad

   Kau tak rasa kasihan ke tengok anak kau mintak aiskrim berkali-kali tapi tak dapat?

   Don't you feel bad seeing your kid ask for ice cream multiple times but not getting any?

• Indonesian: kasihan
• → Dutch: kassian

• "kasihan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017