kata sifat

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Malay kata sifat. Reconstructed as kata +‎ sifat.
• Semantic loan from Arabic صِفَات‎ (ṣifāt), plural of صِفَة‎ (ṣifa, “adjective”) for adjective sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat̪a ˈsifat̪̚]

Noun

kata sifat (first-person possessive kata sifatku, second-person possessive kata sifatmu, third-person possessive kata sifatnya)

1. (linguistics) adjective.

   Synonym: adjektiva

Further reading

• “kata sifat” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Noun

kata sifat (Jawi spelling کات صيفت‎, plural kata-kata sifat, informal 1st possessive kata sifatku, 2nd possessive kata sifatmu, 3rd possessive kata sifatnya)

1. adjective.

Synonyms

• adjektif