kebaikan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kebaikan, from Classical Malay kebaikan. Equivalent to baik + ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈbaɪkan/
  • Rhymes: -kan

Noun

kebaikan (first-person possessive kebaikanku, second-person possessive kebaikanmu, third-person possessive kebaikannya)

  1. goodness

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of baik + ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəbaikan/
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

kebaikan (Jawi spelling کباءيقن, plural kebaikan-kebaikan, informal 1st possessive kebaikanku, 2nd possessive kebaikanmu, 3rd possessive kebaikannya)

  1. an act of goodness or kindness
  2. the state or quality of being good or kind
    Synonyms: baik budi, guna
  3. benefit
    Synonyms: faedah, guna, manfaat

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kebaikan

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