kecepatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed cepat +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kecepatan.

• The sense of too fast is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦏꦕꦼꦥꦼꦠꦤ꧀ (kacepetan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃəˈpatan/
• Hyphenation: kê‧cê‧pat‧an
• Rhymes: -an, -n

Noun

kêcêpatan (plural kecepatan-kecepatan, first-person possessive kecepatanku, second-person possessive kecepatanmu, third-person possessive kecepatannya)

1. speed:
   1. the state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
   2. (common, proscribed in scientific usage) the rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.

      Synonym: kelajuan

2. (mechanics) velocity: a vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.

   Synonym: velositas

Derived terms

• batas kecepatan
• kecepatan denyut
• kecepatan garis
• kecepatan gesek
• kecepatan lepas
• kecepatan olak
• kecepatan pemroresan komputer
• kecepatan prosesor
• kecepatan saluran
• kecepatan tinggi
• kecepatan vektor

 

Adjective

kêcêpatan

1. (colloquial) too early

Further reading

• “kecepatan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

cepat +‎ ke- -an

Noun

kecepatan (Jawi spelling کچڤتن, plural kecepatan-kecepatan, informal 1st possessive kecepatanku, 2nd possessive kecepatanmu, 3rd possessive kecepatannya)

1. speed, velocity

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kecepatan

Further reading

• “kecepatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.