kecemasan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Affixed cemas +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kət͡ʃəˈmasan/
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: kê‧cê‧mas‧an

Noun

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kêcêmasan (plural kecemasan-kecemasan, first-person possessive kecemasanku, second-person possessive kecemasanmu, third-person possessive kecemasannya)

  1. anxiety:
    1. an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
      Aku mengalami kecemasan saat harus duduk di sebelah Catherine.
      I feel anxious when I must sit beside Catherine.
    2. (psychology, psychiatry) a state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
      Synonym: ansietas
      Synonym: keresahan (Standard Malay)

Adjective

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kêcêmasan

  1. excessively anxious.

Usage notes

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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 kecemasan.

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From cemas +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kət͡ʃəˈmasan/ [kə.t͡ʃəˈma.san]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ce‧ma‧san

Noun

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kecemasan (Jawi spelling کچمسن, plural kecemasan-kecemasan, informal 1st possessive kecemasanku, 2nd possessive kecemasanmu, 3rd possessive kecemasannya)

  1. emergency.
    Synonym: darurat
  2. (Indonesia) anxiety.

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kecemasan.

Further reading

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