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ke-

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Ahtna

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Prefix

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ke-

  1. ashore
  2. crossing, across
  3. With na-: down and back
  4. With nił-: crossing over

References

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  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 642

Chuukese

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Prefix

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ke-

  1. alternative form of ko-

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kə/
  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

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From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika- (prefix for ordinal numerals), from Proto-Austronesian *Sika- (prefix for ordinal numbers).

Prefix

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ke-

  1. (numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)
    bulan kelimathe fifth month
  2. (numeral) group
    kedua bukuthe group of two books

Etymology 2

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From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is influenced by the cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-).[1]

Prefix

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ke-

  1. (noun, no longer productive) having characteristics of
  2. (verb, usually informal) to have condition or accident of
    Synonym: ter-
  3. (verb, no longer productive) to be able of

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982), “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D)‎[1], volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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ke-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Javanese

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Romanization

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ke-

  1. romanization of ꦏꦼ-

Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kə-/
    • (with consonant-initial stem) IPA(key): [kə-]
    • (with vowel-initial stem) IPA(key): [kə.ʔ-]
  • Hyphenation: ke-

Etymology 1

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From Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

Prefix

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ke- (Jawi spelling with consonant-initial stem کـ, Jawi spelling with vowel-initial stem کأ-)

  1. Ordinal number affix; -th.
    Bulan kelima.The fifth month.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is influenced by the cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-).[1]

Prefix

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ke- (Jawi spelling کـ)

  1. (no longer productive) Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word.[2][3]
    ke- + ‎tua (old) → ‎ketua (leader)
  2. (verb, no longer productive) to be able of

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: ke-

References

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  1. ^ Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982), “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D)‎[2], volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50
  2. ^ Jackson Jimbai; Saripah Banseng; Ciptro Handrianto (January 2024), “Formation Process of Derived Words in Malay and Iban”, in Zenodo, →DOI
  3. ^ Nik Safiah Karim; Abdul Hamid Mahmood; Farid M. Onn; Hashim Haji Musa (2015), “6.3.2 (iv) Awalan ke-”, in Tatabahasa Dewan[3] (in Malay), page 116:Aspek makna awalan ke- adalah sebagai satu penanda makna sahaja, iaitu penanda orang atau benda yang menjadi tumpuan maksud yang terkandung dalam kata dasarThe meaning aspect of the prefix ke- is only as a marker of meaning, that is as a marker of a person or thing that is the focus of the meaning that the base word contains