ke-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Chuukese

Prefix

ke-

Alternative form of ko-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is part of Javanese cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-) influence.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kə/
Hyphenation: kê

Prefix

ke-

(numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)
bulan kelima.
The fifth month.
(numeral) group
kedua buku.
The group of two books.
(noun, non-productive) having characteristics of
(verb) to have condition or accident of
Synonym: ter-
(verb, non-productive) to be able of

Derived terms

ke- -an

Indonesian terms prefixed with ke-

References

Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982) “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D)‎, volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50

Further reading

“ke-” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

ke-

Romanization of ꦏꦼ-

Malay

Alternative forms

ک-

Etymology

From Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kə/

Prefix

ke- (Jawi spelling ک-)

-th (ordinal number affix)
Bulan kelima.
The fifth month.

Descendants

Indonesian: ke-

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