pecah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pecah, from Classical Malay ڤچه (pecah),

• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peceq (“break into several large pieces; to hatch, of an egg”), from Proto-Austronesian *peceq (“break into several large pieces”). Cognate with Tagalog pisa and Hawaiian hoa.
• From Proto-Mon-Khmer *[p]cah (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈt͡ʃah/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: pê‧cah

Adjective

pêcah

1. broken

Derived terms

• berpecah
• berpecahan
• dipecah
• dipecahkan
• kepecahan
• memecah
• memecahkan (“to break”)
• pecahan
• pemecah
• pemecahan
• perpecahan
• terpecah
• terpecah-pecah

 

• pecah baunya
• pecah bulu
• pecah hati
• pecah kendali
• pecah ketuban
• pecah kongsi
• pecah pola
• pecah seribu
• pecah sudut bibir
• pecah telur

 

Further reading

• “pecah” 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 *peceq (“break into several large pieces; to hatch, of an egg”), from Proto-Austronesian *peceq (“break into several large pieces”). Cognate with Tagalog pisa and Hawaiian hoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pət͡ʃah/
• Rhymes: -ət͡ʃah, -t͡ʃah, -ah

Verb

pecah (Jawi spelling ڤچه)

1. (intransitive) to break

   Synonyms: retak, rekah

   Cawan kaca ini pecah disebabkan oleh bunyi yang bernada tinggi itu.

   This glass cup broke because of that high-pitched sound.

Derived terms

• dipecahkan
• memecah
• memecahkan
• pecah belah
• pecahan
• pemecah
• terpecah

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: pecah

Further reading

• “pecah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *peceq