kemih

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kemih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miqmiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmɪh/
• Hyphenation: kê‧mih

Noun

kemih (first-person possessive kemihku, second-person possessive kemihmu, third-person possessive kemihnya)

1. urine

   Synonyms: air seni, air kencing

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berkemih

 

Further reading

• “kemih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *miqmiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmih/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kəˈmɪh], [kəˈmeh], [kəˈme̞h]
• Rhymes: -meh, -eh

Noun

kemih (Jawi spelling کميه, plural kemih-kemih, informal 1st possessive kemihku, 2nd possessive kemihmu, 3rd possessive kemihnya)

1. urination

   Synonym: kencing

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• air kemih

Verb

kemih (Jawi spelling کميه)

1. urinate

   Synonyms: kencing, buang air kecil

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkemih [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• “kemih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.