kemih

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kemih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miqmiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmɪh/
• Hyphenation: kê‧mih

Noun

kemih (plural kemih-kemih)

1. urine

   Synonyms: air seni, air kencing

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berkemih

Further reading

• “kemih”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kəmih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miqmiq, either directly or influenced by Proto-Aslian *kəməh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kməʔ variant of *kmuuʔ (compare with kumuh, Iban kamah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmih/
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [kəˈmɪh], [kəˈmeh], [kəˈme̞h]
• Rhymes: -meh, -eh

Noun

kemih (Jawi spelling کميه, plural kemih-kemih)

1. urination

   Synonym: kencing

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• air kemih

Verb

kemih (Jawi spelling کميه)

1. urinate

   Synonyms: kencing, buang air kecil

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkemih [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

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

Sarawak Malay

Alternative forms

• kemeh

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Malayic *kəmih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miqmiq, either directly or influenced by Proto-Aslian *kəməh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kməʔ variant of *kmuuʔ (compare with kumuh, Iban kamah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.meh/, /kə.mih/

Noun

kemih

1. urine, urination, pee

   Doktor, kenak kemeh kamek rona ijo?

   Doctor, why is my pee green?

Verb

kemih

1. to urinate, to pee

   Asuk ya malar kemih tepi bangunan ya.

   The dog always urinates next to the building.