kasih

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayic *kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy; pity; affection”), *qasiq (“pity, compassion, affection, love, sympathy, forgiveness”). The sense of "to give" may be semantic extension from the action of loving into repaying or providing reciprocal affection. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkasih/ [ˈka.sɪh] Rhymes: -asih Syllabification: ka‧sih === Noun === kasih (plural kasih-kasih) (uncountable) love, often referring to unconditional and compassionate love Synonyms: asih, cinta, sayang a deep caring for the existence of another a profound and caring affection towards someone === Verb === kasih (active mengasih, passive dikasih) (ditransitive, colloquial) synonym of beri (“to give”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kasih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Maguindanao == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay kasih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”). === Noun === kasih love == Malay == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qasiq (“mercy, pity, affection”). First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kasīh), in inflected form kasīhan (current spelling kasihan). Sense of "giving" may be semantic extension from the action of loving into repaying or providing reciprocal affection. === Pronunciation === (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaseh/ [ˈka.seh] Rhymes: -aseh, -seh, -eh (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈkasih/ [ˈka.sih] Rhymes: -asih, -sih, -ih Hyphenation: ka‧sih === Noun === kasih (Jawi spelling کاسيه, plural kasih-kasih or kasih2) love, care, affection Synonym: sayang ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === kasih (Jawi spelling کاسيه) to love, to show affection for (rare) to give Synonyms: kasi, beri, bagi ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: kasih (inherited) → Maguindanao: kasih → Tagalog: kasi → Tausug: kasi === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کاسه kasih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 74 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کاسه kaseh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 494-5 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kaseh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 514 === Further reading === "kasih" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017