kuat

See also: Kuat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuat, from Classical Malay kuwat, from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).

• Displaced native kekar (“now chiefly meaning “muscular”) for senses meaning strong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkuat/ [ˈku.at̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ku‧at

Adjective

kuat (comparative lebih kuat, superlative paling kuat)

1. strong
2. capable

Derived terms

• berkekuatan
• berkuat
• berkuat-kuat
• berkuat-kuatan
• dikuati
• dikuatkan
• kekuatan
• kuat-kuat
• memperkuat
• menguat
• menguati
• menguatkan
• penguat
• penguatan
• sekuat
• sekuat-kuatnya

• basa kuat
• kuat ledak
• kuat tarik
• kuat tekan

Further reading

• “kuat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Adjective

kuat

1. strong

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay kuwat, from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa, “power, strength, might, force”).

• Displaced Javanese-inherited ampuh referring to senses meaning strong or powerful.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uat, -at

Adjective

kuat (Jawi spelling قوات, comparative lebih kuat, superlative paling kuat)

1. strong, forceful, powerful, mighty

   Ahli bina badan itu sangat kuat.

   That bodybuilder is really strong.

   Negara tersebut mempunyai angkatan tentera yang kuat.

   The said country has a strong army.

2. stable, unchanging

   Pemain catur menang kerana berjaya mendapat kedudukan yang kuat.

   The chess player won because he managed to obtain a strong position.

   Meja dia buatannya kuat.

   His table is stable.

3. to a great extent or degree

   Angin yang bertiup kuat telah menyebabkan semua kertas di atas meja itu diterbangkan.

   The strong wind caused the papers on the table to fly away.

4. to be able to do something

   Dia tidak kuat menyertai maraton itu.

   He doesn't have the strength to participate in the marathon.

Derived terms

• kekuatan

Descendants

• Indonesian: kuat

Further reading

• "kuat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Pagu

Etymology

From Malay kuat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈku.at]

Verb

kuat (epenthetic form kuata)

1. (stative) to be strong

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kuat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.at̪/

Verb

kuat

1. (stative) to be strong

Conjugation

Conjugation of kuat (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tikuat	mikuat	akuat
2nd person		nikuat	fikuat
3rd person	inanimate	ikuat	dikuat
	animate	makuat
imperative		—, kuat	—, kuat

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics