kasiak

Minangkabau

Etymology

Compare Malay kersik (“grit, gravel”), Karo Batak kersik (“sand”), and Sundanese keusik (“sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasiə̯ʔ/, [kaˈsiə̯ʔ]
• Rhymes: -iə̯ʔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧siak

Noun

kasiak

1. sand

   Synonym: pasia

Derived terms

Affixed forms

• bakasiak
• mangasiak
• takasiak

Compounds

• kasiak balado
• kasiak bintang
• kasiak bulan
• kasiak malelo

Further reading

• van der Toorn, J. L. (1891), “kasiĕ^ء”, in Minangkabausch-Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Minangkabau-Malay-Dutch dictionary] (in Dutch), 's Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, pages 277–278