kasep

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.sɛp/
• Rhymes: -sɛp
• Hyphenation: ka‧sep

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (kasèp, “too late”), from Old Javanese kasep.

Adjective

kasep

1. (Java) late

Alternative forms

• kasip

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?] (“handsome”).

Adjective

kasep

1. (Sunda) handsome

   Synonyms: cakap, ganteng, tampan

Further reading

• “kasep” 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.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed sep +‎ ka-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sep/
• Rhymes: -sep
• Hyphenation: ka‧sep

Verb

kasep

1. to be prevented by something
2. taken by surprise

Adjective

kasep

1. too late

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦏꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (kasèp) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: kasip

Further reading

• "kasep" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.