suku kata

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of suku (“part”) +‎ kata (“word”), from Malay suku kata. Compare to Chinese 音節／音节 (“syllable”, literally “sound + section”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsuku ˈkat̪a]

Noun

suku kata (first-person possessive suku kataku, second-person possessive suku katamu, third-person possessive suku katanya)

1. (linguistics) syllable

   Synonyms: silabel, wanda

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

suku +‎ kata. Literally: a quarter of a word

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a
• Rhymes: -ta

Noun

suku kata (plural suku-suku kata, informal 1st possessive suku kataku, 2nd possessive suku katamu, 3rd possessive suku katanya)

1. (linguistics) syllable

Descendants

• Indonesian: suku kata

Further reading

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