kecil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kecil, from Proto-Malayic *kəcil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.tʃil/

Adjective

kecil

1. little
   1. Small in size.

      Antonym: besar

   2. Insignificant, trivial.

      Antonyms: besar, penting

2. small
3. (figuratively) young

   Synonym: muda

Derived terms

• mengecil - to get smaller
• kekecilan - too small

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Malay

Alternative forms

• kecik (Sambas, Pontianak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃil/
• Rhymes: -ət͡ʃil, -t͡ʃil, -il

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• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kət͡ʃɪl, -t͡ʃel, -t͡ʃe̞l]

Adjective

kecil (Jawi spelling کچيل‎)

1. small, little

   Bola kecil

   Small ball

   Antonyms: besar, gedang, raya

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengecil [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengecilan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kekecilan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sekecil [comparability] (se-)
• mengecilkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dikecilkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terkecil [agentless action] (teR-)
• memperkecil [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• diperkecil [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)

Further reading

• “kecil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.