kelemahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of lemah +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kelemahan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kələˈmahan/ [kə.ləˈma.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: ke‧le‧ma‧han

Noun

kêlêmahan (plural kelemahan-kelemahan)

1. weakness

   Antonym: kekuatan

Further reading

• “kelemahan”, 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 lemah +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /kələˈmahan/ [kə.ləˈma.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Hyphenation: ke‧le‧ma‧han

Noun

kelemahan (Jawi spelling کلمهن, plural kelemahan-kelemahan or kelemahan²)

1. weakness

   Antonym: kekuatan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kelemahan (inherited)

Further reading

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