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pihak.

side

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpihak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpi.hak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. side

    pihak kiri

  2. direction

  3. side, party: a single opposing group

  4. parties: certain groups or sets of people

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pihak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Javanese ꦥꦶꦲꦏ꧀, ꦥꦺꦲꦏ꧀ (pihak, péhak), Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”), Tausug pihak (“tribe; clan”).

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