kahwin
Malay
Alternative forms
- kawin
Etymology
From Arabic كَاوِين (kāwīn, “marriage; dowry”). Compare Persian کابین (kabin, “a marriage portion, settlement, or dower due a woman in case of divorce or upon the death of the husband”).
Verb
kahwin
- to marry, to get married
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Affixed derivations:
- kahwin-kahwin [reduplication] (redup)
- perkahwin [causative passive] (peR-)
- kahwinkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- kahwini [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
- berkahwin [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Other derivations and compound words:
- perkahwinan
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 交寅 (kau-în)