miskin

miskin

See also: Miskin

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic мискин
Arabic مسکین

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /misˈcin/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

miskin (comparative daha miskin, superlative ən miskin)

  1. wretched
    Synonyms: binəva, zavallı

Derived terms

Further reading

Central Sama

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Adjective

miskin

  1. poor; needy; indigent

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • kismin (slang)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmiskin/ [ˈmis.kɪn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iskin
  • Syllabification: mis‧kin

Adjective

miskin (comparative lebih miskin, superlative paling miskin)

  1. poor, needy, unfortunate, impoverished
    Synonyms: kurang mampu, pendek tali

Hyponyms

  • miskin papa
  • miskin riap

Derived terms

Further reading

Iranun

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Adjective

miskin

  1. poor; needy; indigent

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈmiskin/ [ˈmɪʂ.kɪɳ]
  • Rhymes: -iskin
  • Syllabification: mis‧kin

Adjective

miskin

  1. poor; needy; indigent

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

miskin (Jawi spelling ميسکين, comparative lebih miskin, superlative paling miskin)

  1. poor, needy, unfortunate, impoverished; indigent
    Antonym: kaya

Derived terms

Affixations
  • dimiskinkan
  • kemiskinan (poverty)
  • memiskinkan (to make someone poor)
  • pemiskinan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: miskin
  • Central Sama: miskin
  • Iranun: miskin
  • Maguindanao: miskin
  • Maranao: miskin
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: mosoken
  • Pangutaran Sama: miskin
  • Tausug: miskin
  • West Coast Bajau: miskin
  • Yakan: miskin

References

“miskin”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

Maltese

Root
m-s-k-n
4 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɪsˈkiːn/
    • Rhymes: -iːn

    Adjective

    miskin (feminine singular miskina, plural msieken, diminutive msejken)

    1. poor (inspiring pity)
      Synonym: povru

    Maranao

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Adjective

    miskin

    1. poor, needy
      Tabangan tano so manga miskin a tao ko pagtaw tano.
      Let's help the poor people in our community.

    Derived terms

    • kamiskinan

    Pangutaran Sama

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Adjective

    miskin

    1. poor; needy; indigent

    Tausug

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Pronunciation

    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /miskin/ [mɪsˈk̟in̪]
    • Rhymes: -in
    • Syllabification: mis‧kin

    Adjective

    miskin (Sulat Sūg spelling مِسْكِنْ)

    1. poor; needy; indigent
      Antonyms: dayahan, altaan

    Derived terms

    • kamiskinan

    Turkish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مسكین (miskin), from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /misˈcin/
    • Hyphenation: mis‧kin

    Adjective

    miskin

    1. idle; tending to sloth
      Synonyms: aciz, pısırık, tembel, uyuz, zavallı
    2. (obsolete) poor, unfortunate

    References

    West Coast Bajau

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Adjective

    miskin

    1. poor; needy; indigent

    Yakan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay miskin, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

    Adjective

    miskin

    1. poor; needy