pihak

From Malay pihak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Javanese ꦥꦶꦲꦏ꧀, ꦥꦺꦲꦏ꧀ (pihak, péhak), Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”), Tausug pihak (“tribe; clan”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpihaʔ/
• Hyphenation: pi‧hak
• Rhymes: -haʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ

pihak (plural pihak-pihak, first-person possessive pihakku, second-person possessive pihakmu, third-person possessive pihaknya)

1. side

   pihak kiri ― left side

2. direction

   Synonyms: arah, jurusan

3. side, party: a single opposing group.

   Synonym: golongan

4. parties: certain groups or sets of people.

• fihak (superseded)

• “pihak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piqak (“to split, separate sections”) or (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pihak (“one side, one half”). Cognate with Old Javanese pihakan (“one side, one half”).

• IPA^(key): /pihak/
• Rhymes: -ihak, -hak, -ak
• Rhymes: -aʔ

pihak (Jawi spelling ڤيهق‎, plural pihak-pihak, informal 1st possessive pihakku, 2nd possessive pihakmu, 3rd possessive pihaknya)

1. side; party

   Pihak juri tidak berasa suspek telah melakukan perbuatan haram itu.

   The jury doesn't think that the suspect commited the crime.

   Synonym: belah

• “pihak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *pihak
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *piqak

pihak

1. tribe
2. clan

• pihakan

• bangsa