sayang

Indonesian

Noun

sayang (first-person possessive sayangku, second-person possessive sayangmu, third-person possessive sayangnya)

1. love
2. sweetheart; darling

Synonyms

• (love): cinta, kasih

Verb

sayang

1. to love

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Malay

Noun

sayang (Jawi spelling سايڠ, plural sayang-sayang, informal 1st possessive sayangku, 2nd possessive sayangmu, 3rd possessive sayangnya)

1. love
2. sweetheart; darling

Verb

sayang

1. to love

Adjective

sayang

1. to be loving, affectionate

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyayang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• kesayangan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sayang-sayang [reduplication] (redup)
• sesayang [comparability] (se-)
• kesayangan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• persayang [causative passive] (peR-)
• sayangkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• sayangi [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• tersayang [agentless action] (teR-)
• bersayang [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Interjection

sayang

1. what a pity

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Tagalog

Interjection

sayang

1. what a pity!

Noun

sayang

1. waste; loss