kecil
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Alternative forms
- ketjil (pre-1967)
Etymology
From Malay kecil, from Classical Malay kecil, from Proto-Malayic *kəcil. Doublet of kucil.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kecil
- little
- small
- (figurative) young
- Synonym: muda
Alternative forms
- kecik (dialectal)
Derived terms
- berkecil-kecil
- berkecil-kecilan
- kecil-kecilan
- kecil-mengecil
- kecil-mengecilkan
- kecilan
- kekecilan
- memperkecil
- mengecil
- mengecilkan
- pemerkecil
- pengecil
- pengecilan
- sekecil
- terkecil
- kecil hati
Further reading
- “kecil” 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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Alternative forms
Etymology
Doublet of kucil.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kecil (Jawi spelling کچيل)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengecil [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pengecilan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- kekecilan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- sekecil [comparability] (se-)
- mengecilkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dikecilkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terkecil [agentless action] (teR-)
- memperkecil [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
- diperkecil [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
Further reading
- “kecil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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