kuat

From Malay kuat, from Classical Malay kuwat, from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).

• Displaced native ampuh in the sense of strong or powerful.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkuat/ [ˈku.at̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ku‧at

kuat (comparative lebih kuat, superlative paling kuat)

1. strong
2. capable

• “kuat”, 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

kuat

1. strong

Inherited from Classical Malay kuwat, from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).

• Displaced native ampuh in the sense of strong or powerful.

• Rhymes: -uat, -at

kuat (Jawi spelling قوات, comparative lebih kuat, superlative paling kuat)

1. strong, forceful, powerful, mighty

   Ahli bina badan itu sangat kuat.

   That bodybuilder is really strong.

   Negara tersebut mempunyai angkatan tentera yang kuat.

   The said country has a strong army.

2. stable, unchanging

   Pemain catur menang kerana berjaya mendapat kedudukan yang kuat.

   The chess player won because he managed to obtain a strong position.

   Meja dia buatannya kuat.

   His table is stable.

3. to a great extent or degree

   Angin yang bertiup kuat telah menyebabkan semua kertas di atas meja itu diterbangkan.

   The strong wind caused the papers on the table to fly away.

4. to be able to do something

   Dia tidak kuat menyertai maraton itu.

   He doesn't have the strength to participate in the marathon.

• kekuatan

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

From Malay kuat

• IPA^(key): [ˈku.at]

kuat (epenthetic form kuata)

1. (stative) to be strong

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

From Malay kuat.

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.at̪/

kuat

1. (stative) to be strong

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics