kasiak

Minangkabau

Etymology

Compare Malay kersik (“grit, gravel”) and Karo Batak kersik (“sand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasiə̯ʔ/, [kaˈsiə̯ʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iə̯ʔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧siak

Noun

kasiak

  1. sand
    Synonym: pasia

Derived terms

Affixed forms
  • bakasiak
  • mangasiak
  • takasiak
Compounds

Further reading

  • van der Toorn, J. L. (1891), “kasiĕء‎”, in Minangkabausch-Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Minangkabau-Malay-Dutch dictionary] (in Dutch), 's Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, pages 277–278
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