suku kata
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== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of suku (“part”) + kata (“word”), from Malay suku kata. Compare to Chinese 音節/音节 (“syllable”, literally “sound + section”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈsuku ˈkat̪a]
=== Noun ===
suku kata (plural suku-suku kata)
(linguistics) syllable
Synonyms: silabel, wanda
=== Further reading ===
“suku kata”, 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
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
suku + kata. Literally: a quarter of a word
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -a
Rhymes: -ta
=== Noun ===
suku kata (plural suku-suku kata or suku2 kata)
(linguistics) syllable
==== Descendants ====
Indonesian: suku kata
=== Further reading ===
"suku kata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017