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

Further reading

• “kebaikan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.