mahkota
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mahkota (compare Javanese ꦩꦏꦸꦛ (makutha)), from Pali makuṭa, from a Dravidian term (compare Tamil முகடு (mukaṭu), Sanskrit मुकुट (mukuṭa, “crown”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mahˈkota/
- Rhymes: -ta, -a
- Hyphenation: mah‧ko‧ta
Noun
mahkota (plural mahkota-mahkota, first-person possessive mahkotaku, second-person possessive mahkotamu, third-person possessive mahkotanya)
- crown:
- (literally) diadem: a royal, imperial or princely headdress.
- (metonymically) king: the sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
- Synonym: raja
- imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
- (figurative) treasure
- (botany) ellipsis of mahkota bunga (“petal, corolla”).
Alternative forms
- makota
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bermahkota [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- memahkotai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- pemahkotaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- mahkota alam
- mahkota bunga
- mahkota daun
- mahkota dewa
- mahkota gigi
- mahkota hati
- mahkota jiwa
- mahkota negeri
- mahkota tambahan
- mahkota zakar
Further reading
- “mahkota” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali makuṭa, from a Dravidian term (compare modern Tamil முகடு (mukaṭu), Sanskrit मुकुट (mukuṭa, “crown”)).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /mah.ko.tə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mah.ko.ta/
- Rhymes: -otə, -tə, -ə
Noun
mahkota (Jawi spelling مهکوتا, plural mahkota-mahkota, informal 1st possessive mahkotaku, 2nd possessive mahkotamu, 3rd possessive mahkotanya)
- crown (royal headdress)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bermahkota [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- memahkotai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- pemahkotaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
Further reading
- "mahkota" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “mahkota” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.