kuasa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay kuasa, ke- +‎ *wasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa), ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).

Noun

kuasa (plural kuasa-kuasa)

  1. power:
    1. the ability to do or undergo something
      Synonym: tenaga
    2. the ability to coerce, influence or control
    3. (statistics) the probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true
  2. authority
    Synonym: otoritas
  3. (physics) force (anything that has the power to produce a physical effect)
    Synonym: daya (Malay)
  4. mandate[1]
    Synonym: mandat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa, “hook, elephant-driver's hook”). Doublet of kusa.

Noun

kuasa (plural kuasa-kuasa)

  1. goad, ankus
    Synonym: kusa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Medan Bahasa‎[1] (in Indonesian), Djakarta: Balai Bahasa Republik Indonesia, Kementerian Pendidikan, Pengadjaran, dan Kebudajaan, 1950

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa), ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”). Reconstructed as ke- +‎ *wasa.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈkwasa/ [ˈkwa.sa]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈkwasə/ [ˈkwa.sə]
  • Rhymes: -asa, -sa
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

kuasa (Jawi spelling کواس, plural kuasa-kuasa or kuasa2)

  1. power
    Synonym: tenaga
    1. (mathematics) product of equal factors.
      Synonym: pangkat (Indonesia)
    2. (physics) rate of doing work or transferring energy.
      Synonym: daya (Indonesia)
  2. strength
    Synonym: kekuatan
  3. authority
    Synonym: autoriti

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kekuasaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • penguasa [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • berkuasa [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • menguasai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • menguasakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • kuasaan [timespan / emotion] (-an)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: kuasa (inherited)
  • → Min Nan: 掛卅／挂卅 (kòa-sa̍p), 掛些／挂些 (kòa-se), 掛沙／挂沙 (kòa-sa)
  • → Tagalog: kawasa
  • → Tausug: kawasa

References

  • Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, pages 100-1
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کواس koewasa”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 91-2
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کواس kuwasa”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 542
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kuasa”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 616

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.