ke-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Chuukese

Prefix

ke-

  1. Alternative form of ko-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ke-, from Old Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-.

  • According to Poedjosoedarmo (1982), the productivity of ke- is part of Javanese cognate Javanese ꦏ- (ka-) influence.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə/
  • Hyphenation: kê

Prefix

ke-

  1. (numeral) -th (ordinal number affix)
    bulan kelima.
    The fifth month.
  2. (numeral) group
    kedua buku.
    The group of two books.
  3. (noun, non-productive) having characteristics of
  4. (noun, non-productive) towards to
  5. (verb, non-productive) to have condition or accident of
    Synonym: ter-
  6. (verb, non-productive) to be able of

Derived terms
Indonesian terms prefixed with ke-

References
  1. Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo (1982), “Javanese influence on Indonesian phonology”, in Javanese influence on Indonesian (D)‎ (in English), volume 38, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pages 19-50

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

ke-

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼ-

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Malay ke-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə/

Prefix

ke- (Jawi spelling ک-‎)

  1. -th (ordinal number affix)
    Bulan kelima.
    The fifth month.

Descendants
  • Indonesian: ke-
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