kecantikan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of cantik + ke- -an, from Malay kecantikan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kət͡ʃanˈtikan/ [kə.t͡ʃan̪ˈt̪i.kan]
- Rhymes: -ikan
- Syllabification: ke‧can‧ti‧kan
Noun
kecantikan (plural kecantikan-kecantikan)
Further reading
- “kecantikan”, 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
Affixation of cantik + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /kət͡ʃanˈtekkan/ [kə.t͡ʃan̪ˈt̪eʔ.kan]
- (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kət͡ʃanˈti(k)kan/ [kə.t͡ʃanˈt̪i(ʔ).kan]
- Rhymes: -kan, -an
- Hyphenation: ke‧can‧tik‧an
Noun
kecantikan (Jawi spelling کچنتيقن, uncountable)
- beauty; prettiness
- Kecantikannya mencuri perhatian orang ramai.
- Her beauty caught the attention of many.
Descendants
- > Indonesian: kecantikan (inherited)
Further reading
- "kecantikan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017