kesian

== Malay == === Etymology === Deletion of /h/ as /h/ is often silent and antepenultimate neutralisation of kasihan similar to how the antepenultimate syllables of Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla) and Proto-Malayic *sumaŋət were neutralised to [ə] to form Malay kepala and semangat. === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety, Literary Standard, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kəˈsian/ [kəˈsjan] Rhymes: -ian Hyphenation: ke‧si‧an === Adjective === kesian (Jawi spelling کسيان, comparative lebih kesian, superlative paling kesian) (informal) alternative form of kasihan === References === === Further reading === "kesian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017