LESSON XXI.
Derivative Nouns (continued).
(d) The suffix “an.”
125. Nouns formed by means of the suffix an, without any prefix, generally denote the thing which is affected by the action expressed by the root, as,
makanan, the thing eaten, food.
minuman, the thing drunk, drink.
karangan, the thing composed, composition, etc.
(e) The prefix “k.”
126. A few nouns are formed from verbs by means of the prefix k, namely kahandak, will, desire, from hndak, wish; and kkaseh, beloved, from kaseh, love. This form is so rare that it seemss probable that it is not a proper Malay construction, but is merely the Javanese past-participle. Ktahui is similarly formed from tahu; kluar is probably a combination of the adverb luar with the preposition.
(f) The prefix “k” and the suffix “an.”
127. A very large class of derived nouns are formed by means of the prefix k and the suffix an. It will be found that most of the nouns in this class come from roots which in their primary meaning are adjectives, whereas the first five classes of nouns are chiefly derived from verbs.
The following are examples of nouns derived from adjectives:—
kmulia’an, honour: from mulia, honourable.
kkuatan, strength; from kuat, strong.
kkaya’an, riches; from kaya, rich.
kjahatan, wickedness; from jahat, wicked.
The following are derived from other parts of speech:—
kraja’an, kingdom; from raja, king.
klakuan, conduct, beliaviour; from laku, act, action.
ksudahan, conclusion, end; from sudah, finished.
128. In a few cases derivatives formed by the prefix k and the suffix an are not nouns at all, but a kind of past participle, which, as in the case of (e), is perhaps a result of Javanese influence on the language. Thus kperchaya’an means “trusted,
