kecewa
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay kecewa, from Old Javanese kuciwa (“falling short; feeling inferior, disappointed”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈt͡ʃewa/ [kəˈt͡ʃe.wa]
- Rhymes: -ewa
- Syllabification: ke‧ce‧wa
Adjective
[edit]kecewa (comparative lebih kecewa, superlative paling kecewa)
- disappointed
- frustrated
- (uncommon) failed, unsuccessful.
- Synonym: gagal
- (uncommon) defect, fault, flaw.
- Synonym: cela
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kecewa”, 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Javanese kuciwa (“disappointing”)}.
Adjective
[edit]kecewa (Jawi spelling کچيوا, comparative lebih kecewa, superlative paling kecewa)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "kecewa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Indonesian terms derived from Old Javanese
- Indonesian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/ewa
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ewa/3 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adjectives
- Indonesian terms with uncommon senses
- Malay terms derived from Old Javanese
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