pihak

Indonesian

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpihak/ [ˈpi.hak̚]
• Rhymes: -ihak
• Syllabification: pi‧hak

Noun

pihak (plural pihak-pihak)

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.

Alternative forms

• fihak (superseded)

Derived terms

• berpihak
• berpihak-pihak
• keberpihakan
• memihak
• memihaki
• memihakkan
• pemihakan
• sepihak

 

• pihak berwenang
• pihak kedua
• pihak kesatu
• pihak ketiga
• pihak kiri
• pihak lawan
• pihak pertama
• pihak sana
• pihak terafiliasi

 

References

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

Malay

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pihak/, [pihaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

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

1. (geometry) side

   Synonyms: belah, segi, sisi

   pihak kanan ― the right side

   pihak atas ― the upper side

2. side, party, faction

   Synonym: belah

   Pihak juri tidak berasa suspek telah melakukan perbuatan haram itu.

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

3. direction

   Synonyms: arah, hala, jurusan

4. matter

   Synonyms: hal, masalah

Derived terms

Affixations

• berpihak
• dipihakkan
• memihak
• memihakkan
• pemihakan
• pihakkan
• sepihak

 

Compounds

• pihak berikat
• pihak berkuasa
• pihak berkuasa tempatan
• pihak kedua
• pihak ketiga
• pihak pertama
• pihak sana
• pihak sini

 

Further reading

• “pihak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pihak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*piqak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pihak/ [pɪˈɦɑk̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pi‧hak

Noun

pihak (Sulat Sūg spelling فِهَكْ)

1. tribe
2. clan

Derived terms

• pihakan

See also

• bangsa