"ke-" meaning in Malay

See ke- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /kə-/, [kə-] (note: with consonant-initial stem), [kə.ʔ-] (note: with vowel-initial stem) Forms: with consonant-initial stem ک- [Jawi], with vowel-initial stem کأ- [Jawi]
Etymology: From Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|ms-old|ke-}} Old Malay ke-, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*ka-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- Head templates: {{head|ms|prefix|Jawi spelling with consonant-initial stem|ک-|Jawi spelling with vowel-initial stem|کأ-}} ke- (Jawi spelling with consonant-initial stem ک-, Jawi spelling with vowel-initial stem کأ-)
  1. Ordinal number affix; -th. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Malay ordinal numbers
    Sense id: en-ke--ms-prefix-FbrJBxSG Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /kə-/, [kə-] (note: with consonant-initial stem), [kə.ʔ-] (note: with vowel-initial stem) Forms: ک- [Jawi]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is influenced by the cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*ka-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*ka-}} Proto-Austronesian *ka-, {{cog|jv|ꦏ-}} Javanese ꦏ- (ka-) Head templates: {{head|ms|prefix|Jawi spelling|ک-}} ke- (Jawi spelling ک-)
  1. (non-productive) Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: ke- -an, kabur, kekasih, kelabu, kelibat, keris, ketawa, ketua, ketuban, kuasa
    Sense id: en-ke--ms-prefix-gptnAhAM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.",
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      "form": "with consonant-initial stem ک-",
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      "expansion": "ke- (Jawi spelling with consonant-initial stem ک-, Jawi spelling with vowel-initial stem کأ-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ke-"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prefix",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Malay ordinal numbers",
          "parents": [
            "Ordinal numbers",
            "Numbers",
            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "english": "The fifth month.",
          "text": "Bulan kelima."
        }
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          "number",
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          "affix",
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        ],
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          "-th",
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kə-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə-]",
      "note": "with consonant-initial stem"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.ʔ-]",
      "note": "with vowel-initial stem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ke-"
}

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        },
        {
          "word": "kabur"
        },
        {
          "word": "kekasih"
        },
        {
          "word": "kelabu"
        },
        {
          "word": "kelibat"
        },
        {
          "word": "keris"
        },
        {
          "word": "ketawa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ketua"
        },
        {
          "word": "ketuban"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuasa"
        }
      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word."
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        "(non-productive) Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word."
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kə-/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kə-]",
      "note": "with consonant-initial stem"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.ʔ-]",
      "note": "with vowel-initial stem"
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "Jawi"
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    "ke-"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The fifth month.",
          "text": "Bulan kelima."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "-th",
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        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kə-/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kə-]",
      "note": "with consonant-initial stem"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.ʔ-]",
      "note": "with vowel-initial stem"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ke- -an"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabur"
    },
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      "word": "kekasih"
    },
    {
      "word": "kelabu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kelibat"
    },
    {
      "word": "keris"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketawa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketua"
    },
    {
      "word": "ketuban"
    },
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      "word": "kuasa"
    }
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        "Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word."
      ],
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        "(non-productive) Forms a noun that has the characteristics of the base word."
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kə-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə-]",
      "note": "with consonant-initial stem"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kə.ʔ-]",
      "note": "with vowel-initial stem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ke-"
}

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