kecantikan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of cantik +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kecantikan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃanˈtikan/ [kə.t͡ʃan̪ˈt̪i.kan]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ke‧can‧ti‧kan

Noun

kecantikan (plural kecantikan-kecantikan)

1. beauty; prettiness

Further reading

• “kecantikan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of cantik +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃanˈtekkan/ [kə.t͡ʃan̪ˈt̪eʔ.kan]
• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃanˈti(k)kan/ [kə.t͡ʃanˈt̪i(ʔ).kan]
• Rhymes: -kan, -an
• Hyphenation: ke‧can‧tik‧an

Noun

kecantikan (Jawi spelling کچنتيقن, uncountable)

1. beauty; prettiness

   Kecantikannya mencuri perhatian orang ramai.

   Her beauty caught the attention of many.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kecantikan (inherited)

Further reading

• "kecantikan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017