kasau

See also: KASAU

Banjarese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kasaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Noun

kasau

1. rafter

   mahitung kasau di bubungan

   flat on one's back helplessly

   (literally, “counting rafters on the roof”)

References

• "kasau" in Abdul Djebar Hapip (1977), Kamus Banjar-Indonesia [Banjarese Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kasaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Noun

kasau

1. rafter

   Iya ngasau langkau iya.

   He is putting up the rafters of his hut.

Derived terms

• ngasau (“to install rafter”)

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kasau, from Proto-Malayic *kasaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.sau̯/, [ˈka.sau̯]
• Rhymes: -au̯
• Hyphenation: ka‧sau

Noun

kasau (plural kasau-kasau)

1. rafter; joist

   Kekuatan rumah yang memakai kasau bambu lebih tahan daripada rumah yang memakai kasau kayu biasa.

   The strength of a house using bamboo rafters is more durable than a house using ordinary wooden rafters.

Derived terms

• kasau betina
• kasau jantan
• kasau lintang

Further reading

• “kasau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kasaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasaw/ [ˈka.sau̯]
• Rhymes: -asau̯, -sau̯, -au̯

Noun

kasau (Jawi spelling کاساو, plural kasau-kasau or kasau²)

1. rafter (crossbeam for supporting a roof)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengasau [agent focus] (meN-)
• dikasau [patient focus] (di-)
• berkasau [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kasau betina
• kasau jantan
• kasau lintang (“purlin”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kasau

Further reading

• "kasau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Minangkabau

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kasaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Noun

kasau

1. rafter

   Lah dikasau lakek atok.

   Everything is falling into place.

   (literally, “Once the rafters are in place, the roof is then attached.”)

References

• Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary]‎ (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985