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kasih.

love, often referring to unconditional and compassionate love

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkasih/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.sɪh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. love, often referring to unconditional and compassionate love a deep caring for the existence of another

    uncountable
  2. love, often referring to unconditional and compassionate love a profound and caring affection towards someone

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈkasih/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.sɪh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of beri (“to give”)

    colloquial · ditransitive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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