pihak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pihak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpihaʔ/
- Hyphenation: pi‧hak
- Rhymes: -haʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
Noun
pihak (plural pihak-pihak, first-person possessive pihakku, second-person possessive pihakmu, third-person possessive pihaknya)
- side
- pihak kiri ― left side
- direction
- Synonyms: arah, jurusan
- side, party: a single opposing group.
- Synonym: golongan
- parties: certain groups or sets of people.
Alternative forms
- fihak (superseded)
Derived terms
- berpihak
- berpihak-pihak
- keberpihakan
- memihak
- memihaki
- memihakkan
- pemihakan
- sepihak
- pihak berwenang
- pihak kedua
- pihak kesatu
- pihak ketiga
- pihak kiri
- pihak lawan
- pihak pertama
- pihak sana
- pihak terafiliasi
References
- “pihak” 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
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pihak/
- Rhymes: -ihak, -hak, -ak
Noun
pihak (Jawi spelling ڤيهق, plural pihak-pihak, informal 1st possessive pihakku, 2nd possessive pihakmu, 3rd possessive pihaknya)
- side; party
- Pihak juri tidak berasa suspek telah melakukan perbuatan haram itu.
- The jury doesn't think that the suspect commited the crime.
- Synonym: belah
Further reading
- “pihak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *pihak
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *piqak
Tausug
Noun
pihak
- tribe
- clan
Derived terms
- pihakan
See also
- bangsa