"kecil" meaning in Indonesian

See kecil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈt͡ʃil/ [Standard-Indonesian], [kəˈt͡ʃɪl] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: kêcil [canonical], lebih kecil [comparative], paling kecil [superlative], ketjil [alternative], kecik [alternative, dialectal]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: Inherited from Malay kecil, from Classical Malay kecil, from Proto-Malayic *kəcil. Doublet of kucil. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|kecil|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay kecil, {{inh+|id|ms|kecil}} Inherited from Malay kecil, {{inh|id|ms-cla|kecil}} Classical Malay kecil, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*kəcil}} Proto-Malayic *kəcil, {{doublet|id|kucil}} Doublet of kucil Head templates: {{id-adj|head=kêcil}} kêcil (comparative lebih kecil, superlative paling kecil)
  1. little
    small in size
    Sense id: en-kecil-id-adj-VI~dhQrs
  2. little
    insignificant, trivial
    Sense id: en-kecil-id-adj-uBoEH7Lk
  3. small
    Sense id: en-kecil-id-adj-gduOu7vG
  4. (figurative) young Tags: figuratively Synonyms: muda
    Sense id: en-kecil-id-adj-27qSHOIF Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 3 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 8 0 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 0 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mengecil (english: to get smaller), kekecilan (english: too small), berkecil-kecil, berkecil-kecilan, kecil-kecilan, kecil-mengecil, kecil-mengecilkan, kecilan, kekecilan, memperkecil, mengecil, mengecilkan, pemerkecil, pengecil, pengecilan, sekecil, terkecil, kecil hati
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      "word": "kekecilan"
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      "form": "ketjil",
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  ],
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        }
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      "ipa": "[kəˈt͡ʃɪl]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
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    {
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      "english": "to get smaller",
      "word": "mengecil"
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      "english": "too small",
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      "word": "berkecil-kecil"
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      "word": "berkecil-kecilan"
    },
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      "word": "kecil-mengecil"
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    {
      "word": "kecil-mengecilkan"
    },
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      "word": "kecilan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kekecilan"
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      "word": "memperkecil"
    },
    {
      "word": "mengecil"
    },
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      "word": "mengecilkan"
    },
    {
      "word": "pemerkecil"
    },
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      "word": "pengecil"
    },
    {
      "word": "pengecilan"
    },
    {
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      "word": "terkecil"
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      "form": "paling kecil",
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      "form": "ketjil",
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      "form": "kecik",
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    {
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          "small",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "young"
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          "young"
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        "(figurative) young"
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        {
          "word": "muda"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈt͡ʃil/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kəˈt͡ʃɪl]",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kecil"
}

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