piawai
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay piawai, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piawai
- skillful, clever.
- right,
- true, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Synonym: betul
- (figuratively) complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
- Synonym: adil
- true, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
Usage notes[edit]
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay piawai.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “piawai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Minangkabau [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
piawai (Jawi spelling ڤياواي)
- standard (falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.)
- skillful, clever
- right, true (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct)
Noun[edit]
piawai (plural piawai-piawai, informal 1st possessive piawaiku, 2nd possessive piawaimu, 3rd possessive piawainya)
Derived terms[edit]
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pemiawai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pemiawaian (“standardisation”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- piawaian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kepiawaian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- memiawaikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dipiawaikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terpiawai [agentless action] (teR-)
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: piawai
Usage notes[edit]
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian piawai.
Further reading[edit]
- “piawai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Indonesian terms derived from Minangkabau
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- Malay terms derived from Minangkabau
- Malay 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Malay/awai̯
- Rhymes:Malay/wai̯
- Rhymes:Malay/ai̯
- Malay lemmas
- Malay adjectives
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