kuat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuat̚/
• Rhymes: -at, -t
• Hyphenation: ku‧at

Adjective

kuat (superlative terkuat)

1. strong
2. capable

Derived terms

• berkekuatan
• berkuat
• berkuat-kuat
• berkuat-kuatan
• dikuati
• dikuatkan
• kekuatan
• kuat-kuat
• memperkuat
• menguat
• menguati
• menguatkan
• penguat
• penguatan
• sekuat
• sekuat-kuatnya

 

• basa kuat
• kuat ledak
• kuat tarik
• kuat tekan

 

Further reading

• “kuat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Adjective

kuat

1. strong

Malay

Etymology

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Adjective

kuat (Jawi spelling قوات‎)

1. strong
2. loud
3. forceful
4. powerful
5. mighty
6. tough

Derived terms

• kekuatan

Further reading

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kuat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.at̪/
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

kuat

1. (stative) to be strong

Conjugation

Conjugation of kuat (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tikuat	mikuat	akuat
2nd person		nikuat	fikuat
3rd person	inanimate	ikuat	dikuat
	animate	makuat
imperative		—, kuat	—, kuat

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics