kasau

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kasaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasau̯/
• Rhymes: -asau̯, -sau̯, -au̯

Noun

kasau (Jawi spelling کاساو, plural kasau-kasau, informal 1st possessive kasauku, 2nd possessive kasaumu, 3rd possessive kasaunya)

1. rafter (crossbeam for supporting a roof)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kasau betina
• kasau jantan
• kasau lintang (“purlin”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kasau

References

• "kasau" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “kasau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.