kuat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kuat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuat̚/
- Rhymes: -at, -t
- Hyphenation: ku‧at
Adjective
kuat (superlative terkuat)
- strong
- capable
Derived terms
- berkekuatan
- berkuat
- berkuat-kuat
- berkuat-kuatan
- dikuati
- dikuatkan
- kekuatan
- kuat-kuat
- memperkuat
- menguat
- menguati
- menguatkan
- penguat
- penguatan
- sekuat
- sekuat-kuatnya
- kuat ledak
- kuat tarik
- kuat tekan
Further reading
- “kuat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Adjective
kuat
- strong
Malay
Etymology
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Adjective
kuat (Jawi spelling قوات)
- strong
- loud
- forceful
- powerful
- mighty
- tough
Derived terms
- kekuatan
Further reading
- “kuat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay kuat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.at̪/
Verb
kuat
- (stative) to be strong
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kuat (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tikuat | mikuat | akuat | |
| 2nd person | nikuat | fikuat | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ikuat | dikuat | |
| animate | makuat | |||
| imperative | —, kuat | —, kuat | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics