3.1 Definition of syllable

3.1.1 Presentation
A syllable is a sound that can be said without interruption and are usually a vowel which can have consonants before and/or after it.

A Malay word can be divided into syllable. Each syllable in a Malay word can be produced by at least one vowel, or a vowel with a consonant.

A Malay word can be form from one to six syllables.

Examples:

Word

Syllable

Example

Eh(eh)

1

Eh

Engkau(you)

2

eng-kau

Ketawa(laugh)

3

ke-ta-wa

Implikasi(implication)

4

im-pli-ka-si

Keselarasan(concordance)

5

ke-se-la-ras-an

Kebarangkalian(probability)

6

ke-ba-rang-ka-li-an

3.1 Definition of syllable

Each syllable in Malay word can be made from one, two, three or four letters.

Examples:

Total letters

Example

1

O (oh)

2

E-h (eh)

3	K-a-u (you)

4	B-a-n-g (brother)