pedih

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pədih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapəjiq, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapəjiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pədih/
• Rhymes: -dih, -ih
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [pəˈdɪh, -eh, -e̞h]
• Rhymes: -eh

Adjective

pedih (Jawi spelling ڤديه, comparative lebih pedih, superlative paling pedih)

1. smarting, painful

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemedih [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• kepedihan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• memedihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pedih

Further reading

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