kahwin

Malay

Alternative forms

kawin

Etymology

From Arabic كَاوِين‎ (kāwīn, “marriage; dowry”). Compare Persian (kabin, “a marriage portion, settlement, or dower due a woman in case of divorce or upon the death of the husband”).

Verb

kahwin

to marry, to get married

Derived terms

Affixed and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

kahwin-kahwin [reduplication] (redup)
perkahwin [causative passive] (peR-)
kahwinkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
kahwini [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
berkahwin [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Others:

perkahwinan

Descendants

→ Min Nan: 交寅 (kau-în)

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