kelihatan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• keliatan (colloquial)

Etymology

From lihat (“to see”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.liˈha.tan/
• Rhymes: -atan, -tan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧li‧ha‧tan

Adjective

kêlihatan (comparative lebih kelihatan, superlative paling kelihatan)

1. (somewhat informal) synonym of terlihat (“visible; proven”)

Verb

kêlihatan

1. (copulative, somewhat informal) synonym of terlihat (“to look”)

Malay

Etymology

From ke- -an +‎ lihat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəliˈhatan/ [kə.liˈha.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -tan, -an
• Hyphenation: ke‧li‧ha‧tan

Verb

kelihatan (Jawi spelling کليهاتن)

1. to look; to appear; to seem (to give a certain visual impression).

   Synonyms: nampak, tampak

   Dia kelihatan sangat sedih hari ini.

   He looks very sad today.

   Rumah itu kelihatan kosong.

   The house appears empty.

2. to be visible; can be seen.

   Synonyms: nampak, tampak

   Gunung itu kelihatan dari jauh.

   The mountain is visible from afar.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kelihatan (inherited)

Further reading

• "kelihatan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kelihatan" at PRPM first version)