mahkota

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mahkota, from Pali makuṭa, from a Dravidian term (compare modern Tamil முகடு (mukaṭu), Sanskrit मुकुट (mukuṭa, “crown”)).

Noun

mahkota (first-person possessive mahkotaku, second-person possessive mahkotamu, third-person possessive mahkotanya)

1. crown (royal headdress)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bermahkota [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• memahkotai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• pemahkotaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• “mahkota” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali makuṭa, from a Dravidian term (compare modern Tamil முகடு (mukaṭu), Sanskrit मुकुट (mukuṭa, “crown”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mah.ko.tə/
• IPA^(key): /mah.ko.ta/
• Rhymes: -otə, -tə, -ə

Noun

mahkota (Jawi spelling مهکوتا, plural mahkota-mahkota, informal 1st possessive mahkotaku, 2nd possessive mahkotamu, 3rd possessive mahkotanya)

1. crown (royal headdress)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bermahkota [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• memahkotai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• pemahkotaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• "mahkota" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “mahkota” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.