ke-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Chuukese

Prefix

ke-

1. Alternative form of ko-

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə/
• Hyphenation: kê

Etymology 1

From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika- (“prefix for ordinal numerals”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sika- (“prefix for ordinal numbers”).

Prefix

ke-

1. (numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)

   bulan kelima.

   The fifth month.

2. (numeral) group

   kedua buku.

   The group of two books.

Etymology 2

From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is part of Javanese cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-) influence.

Prefix

ke-

1. (noun, non-productive) having characteristics of
2. (verb, usuallly informal) to have condition or accident of

   Synonym: ter-

3. (verb, non-productive) to be able of

Derived terms

• ke- -an

 

Indonesian terms prefixed with ke-

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-

1. 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-)

1. -th (ordinal number affix)

   Bulan kelima.

   The fifth month.

Descendants

• Indonesian: ke-